medical prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
wihtout
2
Q
ante-
A
before
3
Q
hypo-
A
decreased below
4
Q
anti-
A
againts
5
Q
brady-
A
slow
6
Q
inter-
A
between
7
Q
post-
A
after
8
Q
ab-
A
away, from
9
Q
ad-
A
toward
10
Q
ambi-
A
both
11
Q
auto-
A
self
12
Q
bi-
A
two
13
Q
circum-
A
around
14
Q
contra-
A
againts
15
Q
de-
A
down
16
Q
dys-
A
painful, abnormal, difficult, bad
17
Q
endo-
A
withing, inside
18
Q
epi-
A
above, on
19
Q
eu
A
normal, good
20
Q
ex, extra, exo
A
outside of
21
Q
hemi-
A
half
22
Q
hyper-
A
above, excessive, increased
23
Q
infra-
A
beneath
24
Q
inter-
A
between, among
25
intra,
within, during
26
levo
to the left
27
macro
large
28
mal
bad
29
mega
exceptionally large
30
meso
middle
30
micro
small
30
meta
over, beyond
31
mono
one
32
multi
many
33
neo
new
34
nulli
none
35
peri
around
36
poly
many
37
pre
before, in front of
38
presby
older age
39
primi
first
40
pseudo
false
41
quadri
four
42
retro
behind, in back of
43
sten
narrowed
44
sub
under
45
super, supra
above, excess
46
sym, syn
together with
47
tachy-
fast
48
trans-
across
49
tri
three
50
ultra
beyond, excess
51
uni-
one
