Medical Prefixes Flashcards
0
Q
Hemi
A
Half
1
Q
Bi
A
Two, double
2
Q
Milli
A
One-thousandth
3
Q
Mono
A
One, single
4
Q
Nulli
A
None
5
Q
Primi
A
First
6
Q
Quadri
A
Four
7
Q
Semi
A
Half
8
Q
Tetra
A
Four
9
Q
Tri
A
Three
10
Q
Uni
A
One
11
Q
Hyper
A
Excessive
12
Q
Hyp
A
Under, below, beneath, less than normal
13
Q
Hypo
A
Under, beneath, below, less than normal
14
Q
Multi
A
Many
15
Q
Poly
A
Many, much
16
Q
Ab
A
From, away from
17
Q
Ad
A
Toward, increase
18
Q
Ambi
A
Both, both sides
19
Q
Ante
A
Before, in front
20
Q
Circum
A
Around
21
Q
De
A
Down, from
22
Q
Dia
A
Through
23
Q
Ecto
A
Outside
24
Endo
Within
25
Epi
Upon, over
26
Ex
Out, away from, outside
27
Exo
Outside, outward
28
Extra
Outside, beyond
29
In
In, inside, within, not
30
Infra
Beneath, below, under
31
Inter
Between
32
Intra
Within
33
Juxta
Near, beside
34
Meso
Middle
35
Para
Near, besides, beyond, two like parts
36
Peri
Around
37
Pre
Before, in front
38
Pro
In front, before
39
Re
Back, again
40
Sub
Under, below
41
Supra
Above, over
42
Trans
Across, through
43
Melan/o
Black
44
Cyan/o
Blue
45
Glauc/o
Poli/o
Gray or silver
46
Chlor/o
Green
47
Purpur/o
Purple
48
Erythr/o
Eosin/o
Rube
Red
49
Alb
Albin/o
Leuk/o
White
50
Cirrh/o
Jaund/o
Xanth/o
Yellow
51
A
Without, not, no
52
An
Without, not, no
53
Ana
Not, without
54
Anti
Against
55
Contra
Against
56
Dis
Free of, to undo
57
Im
Not
58
Non
Not
59
Brady
Slow
60
Con
Together, with
61
Dys
Bad, difficult, painful, disordered
62
Eu
Well, easily, good, normal
63
Hetero
Different
64
Homeo
Same
65
Hydro
Water
66
Idio
Individual
67
Meta
Beyond, after
68
Pan
All
69
Per
Through
70
Post
After, behind
71
Sym
Joined, together
72
Syn
Joined, together
73
Tachy
Rapid
74
Ultra
Beyond, excess
