Common Prefixes and their Meanings Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
Without, not
2
Q
anti-
A
Against
3
Q
bi-
A
Two, double
4
Q
dys-
A
Bad, difficult, painful
5
Q
endo-
A
Within, inside
6
Q
epi-
A
Above
7
Q
eu-
A
Good, normal
8
Q
hemat/o
A
Blood
9
Q
hemi-
A
one half
10
Q
hyper-
A
Above normal, excessive, high
11
Q
hypo-
A
Below, beneath, low
12
Q
intra-
A
Inside, within
13
Q
mal-
A
Bad
14
Q
neo-
A
New
15
Q
peri-
A
Around, Surrounding
16
Q
poly-
A
Excessive, Many
17
Q
post-
A
After
18
Q
pre-
A
Before
19
Q
sub-
A
Less than normal, below, underneath
20
Q
supra-
A
above
21
Q
tachy-
A
rapid
22
Q
brady-
A
Slow
23
Q
macro-
A
Large
24
Q
neo-
A
New
25
Q
para-
A
Beside
