Medical prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-/an-
A
without or none
ex. amenorrhea
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
ex. abduct
3
Q
ad-
A
toward
ex. adduction
4
Q
brady-
A
slow
ex. bradycardia
5
Q
de-
A
remove
ex. decomposing
6
Q
dys-
A
difficult/ abnormal
ex. dysmenorrhea
7
Q
epi
A
above/ on
ex. epidermis
8
Q
hemi-
A
half/ partly
ex. hemiplegia
9
Q
hyper-
A
excessive
ex. hyperthyroidism
10
Q
hypo-
A
below normal
ex. hypothroidism
11
Q
in-
A
not
ex. inability
12
Q
infra-
A
beneath
ex. infraspinatus
13
Q
inter-
A
between
ex. intervertebral
14
Q
intra-
A
between
ex. intracerebral
15
Q
macro-
A
large
ex. macroglossia
16
Q
mal-
A
bad
ex. malodorous
17
Q
micro-
A
small
ex. microcephaly
