Medical Terminology Flashcards
ante-,pre-,pro-
before, before, denoting before or forward
epi-
upon, following
hypo-,infra-,sub-:
deficient and below normal, below or under, less than the normal or typical
inter-
between
medi-, meso-
middle, middle
post-
behind, posterior, opposite
retro-
backward, back
bi-
meaning twice or double
dipl-, diplo-
dipl is a variant of diplo which is a combining form denoting double
hemi-, semi-
half, one-half
hyper-
excessive, above normal
macro-
large, long
micro-
small, smallness
mono-, uni-:
one, single and not paired
multi-, poly-:
many, multiplicity
primi-
first
quadri-
four
tri-
three
a-, an-
without, not and without
im-, in-
replacing, in or within
ab-
away from (don’t confuse with ad-)
ad-
toward to
circum-, pen-
around or encircling, around or near
ec-, ex-
away, out of or away from
