latin roots Flashcards
1
Q
ab
A
away from (abduct)
2
Q
ad
A
toward (addiction)
3
Q
ante
A
before (anteroom)
4
Q
dia
A
through (diameter)
5
Q
ecto
A
out, without, away from (export, exoskeleton)
6
Q
epi
A
above, on (epipen used on the thigh)
7
Q
en
A
inside (endometriosis)
8
Q
hypo
A
beneath, under (hypothermic)
9
Q
inter
A
between (interval)
10
Q
meso
A
middle (mesoderm)
11
Q
peri
A
around (perimeter)
12
Q
retro
A
behind, backward (retroactive, retrospection)
13
Q
super
A
above, beyond (supernormal)
14
Q
nulli
A
none (nullification)
15
Q
primi
A
first (primary)
16
Q
mono
A
one (monochromatic)
17
Q
bi
A
two (bicycle)
18
Q
tri
A
three (tricycle)
19
Q
quad
A
four (quadruplets)
20
Q
hemi
A
half, partly (hemisphere)
21
Q
multi
A
many (multiple)
22
Q
hyper
A
excessive, more than normal (hyperactive, hyperglycemia)
23
Q
hypo
A
beneath or below normal (hypoglycemia, hypothermia)
24
Q
macro
A
large (macronutrients)
25
micro
small (micronutrients)
26
pre
before (prehistoric)
27
pro
before (prologue)
28
ex
out, without, away from (export)
29
exo
out, without, away from (exoskeleton)
30
endo
inside (endometriosis)
31
sub
beneath, under (submarine)
32
supra
above, beyond (suprarenal)
33
uni
one (unicorn)
34
di
two (dioxide)
35
quadri
four (quadrilateral)
36
teri
four
37
semi
half, partly (semicircle)
38
poly
many (polygamy)
