Med Terms Flashcards
What does the prefix ‘Ab’ mean?
Away from
Example: Abnormal - away from normal
What does the prefix ‘Ad’ signify?
Towards
Example: Addiction - toward a repeated action
What does ‘Ambi’ refer to?
Around, both sides
Examples: Ambience, ambidextrous
What does the prefix ‘Ana’ indicate?
Up, backwards
Examples: Anabolism - build up complex molecules from simpler ones, analepsis - flashback
What does ‘Ante’ mean?
Before
Example: Antemeridian - Referring to the time before noon (AM)
What does the prefix ‘Antero’ refer to?
Front of
What does ‘Anti’ mean?
Against
Example: Antiviral - A medication or treatment that works against viruses
What does the prefix ‘Apo’ signify?
Away
Example: Apocalypse - A dramatic event or revelation of destruction, often used to refer to the end of the world, meaning ‘a revealing’ or ‘away from’ normalcy
What does the prefix ‘Cata’ indicate?
Down, under
Example: Catacombs
What does ‘Circum’ refer to?
Around
Example: Circumference
What does the prefix ‘contra’ mean?
against
What does the prefix ‘Dextro’ refer to?
right side
What does the prefix ‘Dia’ mean?
Through
What is the meaning of the prefix ‘Dis’?
apart (ex. Dislocate)
What does the prefix ‘Disto’ signify?
distant
What does the prefix ‘Ec’ mean?
outside
What does the prefix ‘ecto’ signify?
outside
What does the prefix ‘En’ represent?
inside, within
What is the meaning of the prefix ‘endo’?
inside, within
What does the prefix ‘Epi’ mean?
above, upon
What does the prefix ‘Ex’ signify?
out, away from (ex. Expand)
What does the prefix ‘Exo’ refer to?
outside
What does the prefix ‘extra’ mean?
outside (ex. Extracellular)
What does the prefix ‘fore’ indicate?
Before, in front (ex. Forehead)
What does the prefix ‘hyper’ signify?
Beyond, above, excessive
What does the prefix ‘Hypo’ mean?
below, under, deficient
What does the prefix ‘infra’ refer to?
below, under, deficient
What does the prefix ‘inter’ mean?
between
What does the prefix ‘intra’ signify?
within
What does the prefix ‘juxta’ mean?
near
What does the prefix ‘Levo’ refer to?
left
What does the prefix ‘Latero’ signify?
side
What does the prefix ‘medio’ mean?
middle
What does the prefix ‘meso’ refer to?
middle
What does ‘Para’ mean?
Near
What does ‘Per’ signify?
Through (ex. Permeable)
What is the meaning of ‘Peri’?
Around
What does ‘Post’ indicate?
After, behind
What does ‘Pre’ mean?
Before
What is the definition of ‘Pro’?
Before
What does ‘Proso’ mean?
Forward
What does ‘Re’ signify?
Back | ex. Rewind
What does ‘Retro’ indicate?
Behind | “behind on the trends”
What does ‘Sinistro’ mean?
Left
What does ‘Sub’ signify?
Under
What is the meaning of ‘Tele’?
End
What does ‘Trans’ denote?
Across
What does ‘Ultra’ mean?
Beyond
Fill in the blank: ‘Demi’ means _______.
Half
Fill in the blank: ‘Hemi’ means _______.
Half
Fill in the blank: ‘Semi’ means _______.
Half
What does the prefix ‘Mono’ signify?
one (1)
Used to indicate a single unit.
What is the meaning of the prefix ‘bi’?
two (2)
Commonly used in terms like ‘bicycle’ (two wheels).
The prefix ‘di’ also means?
two (2)
Often used in chemistry to denote two atoms of an element.
What does ‘Tri’ represent?
three (3)
Found in words like ‘triangle’ (three angles).
What is the meaning of ‘Tetra’?
four (4)
Used in terms like ‘tetrahedron’ (four faces).
The prefix ‘quad’ signifies?
four (4)
Commonly seen in ‘quadrilateral’ (four sides).
What does ‘Quinque’ mean?
five (5)
Derived from Latin, used in scientific terms.
What is the meaning of the prefix ‘penta’?
five (5)
Found in terms like ‘pentagon’ (five sides).
What does ‘Hex’ represent?
six (6)
Used in ‘hexagon’ (six angles).
The prefix ‘Hexa’ also means?
six (6)
Common in chemistry, such as ‘hexavalent’ (six valence electrons).
What does ‘sex’ signify?
six (6)
An alternate form of the prefix ‘hex’.
What does ‘Hepta’ mean?
seven (7)
Used in terms like ‘heptagon’ (seven sides).
The prefix ‘sept’ signifies?
seven (7)
Often used in contexts like ‘septuple’ (sevenfold).
What does ‘Septa’ represent?
seven (7)
Another variation of the prefix for seven.
What does ‘Octa’ mean?
eight (8)
Seen in terms like ‘octagon’ (eight sides).
The prefix ‘octi’ also signifies?
eight (8)
An alternate form related to eight.
What does ‘Noni’ represent?
nine (9)
Used in terms like ‘nonagon’ (nine sides).
The prefix ‘deca’ signifies?
ten (10)
Commonly found in ‘decade’ (ten years).
What does ‘Hecto’ mean?
hundred (100)
Used in terms like ‘hectometer’ (hundred meters).
What does ‘Kilo’ signify?
thousand (1000)
Found in terms like ‘kilogram’ (one thousand grams).
What does ‘Albo’ mean?
white
What is the meaning of ‘Leuko’?
white
What does ‘Melano’ refer to?
Black
What color does ‘Chloro’ represent?
green
What does ‘Cirrho’ signify?
yellow
What is the meaning of ‘Flavo’?
yellow
Fill in the blank: ‘Jaundo’ means _______.
yellow
What does ‘Luteo’ signify?
yellow
What color does ‘xantho’ refer to?
yellow
What does ‘Cyano’ mean?
blue
What color is represented by ‘Eosin’?
red
What does ‘Erythero’ signify?
red
What color does ‘rhodo’ refer to?
red
Fill in the blank: ‘roseo’ means _______.
red
What does ‘Fusco’ signify?
dark brown
What color is represented by ‘Purpuro’?
purple
What does ‘Glauco’ mean?
gray
What color does ‘Polio’ refer to?
gray
What does ‘tephro’ signify?
gray
What does ‘Acantho’ mean?
thorny
What does ‘Actino’ refer to?
ray, radiation
Fill in the blank: ‘Chromo’ means _______.
color
What does ‘cutano’ signify?
skin
What does ‘dermo’ refer to?
skin
What does ‘erythemo’ mean?
redness
What does ‘hidro’ signify?
sweat
What does ‘kerato’ mean?
horned tissue
Fill in the blank: ‘pachy’ means _______.
thick
What does ‘eschar’ refer to?
scab
What is the meaning of these words?
Ante | Antero | Fore | Pre | Pro | Proso
- Ante - Before
- Antero - front of
- Fore - Before, in front
- Pre - Before
- Pro - Before
- Proso - Forward
