med chap 2 - prefix Flashcards
bi-
two
hemi-
half
milli-
one-thousandth
mono-
one, single
nulli-
none
primi-
first
quadri-
four
semi-
half
tetra-
four
tri-
three
uni-
one
hyper-
excessive
hyp-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
hypo-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
multi-
many
poly-
many, much
ab-
from, away from
ad-
toward, increase
ambi-
both, both sides
ante-
before, in front
circum-
around
de-
down, from
dia-
through
ecto-
outside
endo-
within
epi-
upon, over
ex-
out, away from, outside
exo-
outside, outward
extra-
outside, beyond
hypo-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
in-
in, inside, within, not
infra-
beneath, below, under
inter-
between
intra-
within
juxta-
near, beside
meso-
middle
para-
near, beside, beyond, two like parts
peri-
around
pre-
before, in front
pro-
in front, before
re-
back, again
retro-
beckward, behind
sub-
under, below
supra-
above, over
trans-
across, through
alb-
white
albin/o
white
chlor/o
green
cirrh/o
yellow, tawny
cyan/o
blue
eosin/o
red, rosy
erythr/o
red
glauc/o
gray, silver
jaund/o
yellow
lute/o
yellow
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
poli/o
gray
purpur/o
purple
rube-
red
xanth/o
yellow
a-
without, not, no
an-
without, not, no
ana-
not, without
anti-
against
contra-
against
dis-
free of, to undo
im-
not
in-
in, inside, within, not
non-
not
ambi-
both, both sides
auto-
self
bio-
life
brady-
slow
con-
together, with
contra-
against
de-
down, from
dia-
through
dis-
free of, to undo
dys-
bad, difficult, painful, disordered
epi-
upon, over
eu-
well, easily, good, normal
hetero-
different
homeo-
likeness, same
homo-
same
hydro-
water
idio-
individual
im-
not
meta-
beyond, after
non-
not
pan-
all
per-
through
post-
after, behind
pseudo-
false
re-
back, again
retro-
backward, behind
sym-
joined, together
syn-
joined, together
tachy-
rapid
ultra-
beyond, excess
to move away from the midline of the body
abuct
able to use both hands well
ambidextrous
around the mouth
perioral
knowledge through testing
diagnosis
under the tongue
hypoglossal
within a vein
intravenous
above the pubis
suprapubic
across, or through, the urethra
transurethral
pertaining to the region upon the stomach
supragastric
between the ribs
intercostal