Med Term, Prefixes Flashcards
ab-, abs-
Away from
a-
Without
ad-
Toward, to
ambi-
Both, around
an-
Without
ana-
Up, toward
ante-
Against
apo-
Derived, separate
aut(o)-
Self
bi-
Twice, double
brachy-
Short
brady-
Slow
cata-
Down
circum-
Around
co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
Together
contra-
Against
de-
Away from
di-, dif-, dir-, dis-
Not, separted
dia-
Through
dys-
Abnormal; difficult
ect(o)-
Outside
end(o)-
Within
epi-
Over
eu-
Well, good, normal
ex-
Out of, away from
exo-
External, on the outside
extra-
Without, outside of
hemi-
Half
hyper-
Above normal; overly
hypo-
Below normal
infra-
Positioned beneath
inter-
Between
intra-
Within
iso-
Equal, same
mal-
Bad; inadequate
meg(a)-, megal(o)-
Large
mes(o)-
Middle, median
meta-
After
micr(o)-
Small, microscopic
mon(o)-
Single
multi-
Many
olig(o)-
Few; little; scanty
pan-, pant(o)-
All, entire
par(a)
Beside; abnormal; involving two parts
per-
Through, intensely
peri-
Around, about, near
pluri-
Several, more
poly-
Many
post-
After, following
pre-
before
pro-
Before, forward
quadra-, quadri-
Four
re-
Again, backward
semi-
Half
sub-
Less than, under, inferior
super-
More than, above, superior
supra-
Above, over
syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
Together
tachy-
Fast
trans-
Across, through
ultra-
Beyond, excessive
un-
Not
uni-
One