Common Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-
A
without, away from
aphasia (without speech)
2
Q
an-
A
without
anoxia (without oxygen)
3
Q
ante-
A
before, in front of
antepartum (before birth)
4
Q
anti-
A
against
antibiotic (against life)
5
Q
auto-
A
self
autograft (a graft from one’s own body)
6
Q
brady-
A
slow
bradycardia (slow heartbeat)
7
Q
contra-
A
against
contraception (against conception)
8
Q
de-
A
without
9
Q
dys-
A
painful, difficult, abnormal
10
Q
endo-
A
within, inner
11
Q
epi-
A
upon, over
12
Q
eso-
A
inward
13
Q
eu-
A
normal, good
14
Q
ex-
A
external, outward
15
Q
exo-
A
outward
16
Q
extra-
A
outside of
17
Q
hetero-
A
different
18
Q
homo-
A
same
19
Q
hydro-
A
water
20
Q
hyper-
A
over, above
21
Q
hypo-
A
under, below
22
Q
in-
A
not, inward
23
Q
inter-
A
among, between
24
Q
intra-
A
within, inside
25
macro-
large
26
micro-
small
27
myo-
to shut
28
neo-
new
29
pan-
all
30
para-
beside, near;
abnormal;
2 parts like a pair
31
per-
through
32
peri-
around
33
post-
after
34
pre-
before, in front of
35
pro-
before
36
pseudo-
false
37
retro-
backward, behind
38
sub-
below, under
39
supra-
above
40
tachy-
fast
41
trans-
through, across
42
ultra-
beyond, excess
43
un-
not
