Medical Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a(n)
A
absence of
2
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ante
A
before
3
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anti
A
against
4
Q
aur(i)
A
ear
5
Q
aut(o)
A
self
6
Q
bi, bis
A
double, twice, two
7
Q
brachy
A
short
8
Q
brady
A
slow
9
Q
carcin(o)
A
cancer
10
Q
cephal(o)
A
head
11
Q
circum
A
around, about
12
Q
contra
A
against, counter
13
Q
corpor
A
body
14
Q
cyan(o)
A
blue
15
Q
dipl(o)
A
double
16
Q
dors
A
back
17
Q
dys
A
bad, faulty, abnormal
18
Q
end(o)
A
inside
19
Q
epi
A
outer, superficial, on top
20
Q
erythr(o)
A
red
21
Q
eu
A
normal
22
Q
extra
A
outside
23
Q
hemi
A
half
24
Q
hyper
A
excessive, high
25
Q
hypo
A
deficient, low
26
Q
infra
A
beneath
27
Q
inter
A
among, between
28
Q
intra
A
within
29
Q
leuk(o)
A
white
30
Q
lingu(o)
A
tongue
31
Q
lip(o)
A
fat
32
Q
mal
A
bad, abnormal
33
Q
melan(o)
A
black
34
Q
nutri
A
nourish
35
Q
osse(o)
A
bone
36
Q
ped(o)
A
child
37
Q
peri
A
around
38
Q
pharmaco
A
drug
39
Q
pharyng(o)
A
throat
40
Q
poly
A
much, many
41
Q
post
A
after
42
Q
poster(i)
A
back, behind
43
Q
presby
A
elder
44
Q
pseud(o)
A
false
45
Q
psych(o)
A
mind
46
Q
pyel(o)
A
pelvis, kidney
47
Q
pyr(o)
A
fever, fire
48
Q
steat(o)
A
fat
49
Q
steth(o)
A
chest
50
Q
supra
A
above
51
Q
tachy
A
fast, quick
52
Q
xer(o)
A
dry
