Medical Prefixes Flashcards
Hemi
Half
Bi
Two, double
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, beneath, below, 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
In
In, inside, within, not
Infra
Beneath, below, under
Inter
Between
Intra
Within
Juxta
Near, beside
Meso
Middle
Para
Near, besides, beyond, two like parts
Peri
Around
Pre
Before, in front
Pro
In front, before
Re
Back, again
Sub
Under, below
Supra
Above, over
Trans
Across, through
Melan/o
Black
Cyan/o
Blue
Glauc/o
Poli/o
Gray or silver
Chlor/o
Green
Purpur/o
Purple
Erythr/o
Eosin/o
Rube
Red
Alb
Albin/o
Leuk/o
White
Cirrh/o
Jaund/o
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
Non
Not
Brady
Slow
Con
Together, with
Dys
Bad, difficult, painful, disordered
Eu
Well, easily, good, normal
Hetero
Different
Homeo
Same
Hydro
Water
Idio
Individual
Meta
Beyond, after
Pan
All
Per
Through
Post
After, behind
Sym
Joined, together
Syn
Joined, together
Tachy
Rapid
Ultra
Beyond, excess