Lesson 8 further Latin prefixes Flashcards
ab- (a- rarely before certain consonants; abs- before c and t):
away from:
ab-ductor
ab-lation
ab-ortion
abs-cess
abs-tract
a-vulsion
ad- (ac- before c; af- before f; ag- before g; al- before l; an- before n; ap- before p; as-before s; a- before sp; at- before t):
to, toward:
ad-aptation
ad-renaline
ac-cessory
af-ferent
ag-glomerate
al-literation
an-nectent
ap-pendix
as-sist
a-spirate
at-traction
af-fection
ambi-
both:
ambi-dextrous
ambi-opia
ambi-lateral
ambi-valence
ante-
before, forward:
ante-febrile
ante-pyretic
ante-natal
ante-version
bi- (bin-, bis-)
two, twice, double, both:
bi-furcate
bi-lateral
bi-para
bin-aural
bin-ocular
bis-acromial
circum-
around:
circum-articular
circum-ocular
circum-duction
circum-renal
con- (co- before h; col- before l; com- before e, m, and p; cor- before r)
together, with; thoroughly, very:
con-genital
co-hesion
col-lapse
com-edo com-mensal com-press cor-rosive co-habitation
contra-
against, opposite:
contra-ception
contra-indication
contra-fissura
contra-lateral
de-
down, away from, absent:
de-generation
de-sensitize
de-saturation
dis- (di- before g, v, and usually before l; dif- before f)
apart, away:
dis-infect
dif-fusate
di-gest
di-vert
di-lation
dif-fuse
de-hydration
ex- (e- before certain consonants; ef- before f)
out of, away from:
ex-halation
ef-ferent
ex-pectoration
e-visceration
extra- (rarely extro-)
on the outside, beyond:
extra-sensory
extro-vert
extra-vasation
extro-version
(1) three definitions, number (1) in- (il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r)
in, into:
in-cubation
in-farct
in-gestion
il-lumination
im-bibition
im-mersion
im-pregnate
ir-radiate
(2) second term for in-, number (2) in-
not:
in-continence
in-firm
in-nominate
il-legal
im-balance
im-mune
im-potent
ir-reducible
(3) third term for in-, number (3) in- (il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r)
very, thoroughly:
in-duration
in-flammation
in-ebriation
in-toxication
infra
beneath, below:
infra-maxillary
infra-umbilical
infra-sternal
infra-mammary
inter
between:
inter-costal
inter-meningeal
inter-dental
inter-renal
intra- (rarely intro-)
within:
intra-gastric
intra-venous
intra-muscular
intro-version
non- (*Non is not a prefix in Latin, but an adverb. Because it is used as a prefix in English, it is included here with prefixes)
not:
non-conductor
non-toxic
non-protein
non-viable
mult- (often multi-)
many, much, affecting many parts:
mult-angular
multi-cuspid
multi-gravida
multi-parous
ob- (oc- before c; op- before p)
against, toward, very, thoroughly:
ob-session
oc-cult
oc-clusion
op-position
per-
per-manent
per-spiration
per-meable
pel-lucid
post-
after, following, behind:
post-mortem
post-partum
post-nasal
post-uterine
pre-
before, in front of:
pre-digestion
pre-tibial
pre-gnant
pre-urethritis
pro-
forward, in front:
pro-cedure
pro-jection
pro-cess
pro-tection
re-
back, again:
re-cess
re-sonance
re-fraction
re-suscitation
se-
out, away from:
se-crete
se-gregation
se-duce
se-paration
semi-
half:
semi-conscious
semi-permeable
semi-normal
semi-prone
sub- (suf- before f; sup- before p): under:
sub-costal
suf-fusion
sub-dural
sup-purate
super- (often supra-)
over, above, excess:
super-ficial
supra-mastoid
super-virulent
supra-renal
trans-
across, through:
trans-parent
trans-thoracotomy
trans-plant
trans-vaginal
ultra-
beyond, excess
ultra-sonic
ultra-microtome
ultra-violet
ultra-sound
