Medical Terminology — Prefix Flashcards
ANTE-
Before, forward
Ex.: anteversion
ANTI-
Against
Ex.: antibody
EC-
ECTO-
Outside, out
Ex.: ectopic
END-
ENDO-
Within, in, inner
Ex.: endometrium
HYPER-
Above, beyond, excessive
Ex.: hypertension
HYPO-
Below, under, deficient
Ex.: hypoglycemia
INTER-
Between
Ex.: interosseous
INTRA-
Within
Ex.: intravenous
PARA-
Beside, near, along the side of
Ex.: parametric
PERI-
Around, surrounding
Ex.: peritoneum
PER-
Through
PRE-
Before
Ex.: prenatal
PRO-
PROS-
Before, forward
Ex.: prognosis
SUPER-
Above, beyond
SUPRA-
Above, beyond
A-
AN-
No, not, without
Ex.: apnea
AB-
Away from
Ex.: abductor
AD-
Toward, near
Ex.: adductor
ANA-
Up, apart
Ex.: anabolism
AUTO-
Self, own
Ex.: autoimmune
BI-
Two, both
Ex.: biceps
CON-
CO- (before H or a vowel)
COL- (before L)
COM- (before B, M, P)
COR- (before R)
With, together
Ex.: contraction
DE-
Down, lack of
Ex.: dehydration
DIA-
Through, complete
Ex.: diarrhea
DIS-
Appart, away from
Ex.: dissect
DYS-
Bad, painful
Ex.: dysfunction
EPI-
Above, upon
Ex.: epidermis
EX-
Out
Ex.: excision
EXTRA-
Outside of
Ex.: extrapulmonary
HEMI-
Half
Ex.: hemilateral
INFRA-
Below, beneath
Ex.: infracvicular
MACRO-
Large
Ex.: macronutrient
MAL-
Bad
Ex.: malignant
META-
Change, beyond
Ex.: metacarpal
MICRO-
Small
Ex.: microscope
NEO-
New
Ex.: neonatal
PAN-
All
Ex.: panhysterectomy
POLY-
Many, much
Ex.: polydipsia
POST-
After, behind
Ex.: posttraumatic
PSEUDO-
False
Ex.: pseudoparalysis
RE-
Back, again
Ex.: relapse
RETRO-
Behind, backward
Ex.: retrodisplacement
SUB-
Beneath, less than
Ex.: subcutaneous
SUPRA-
Above, upper
Ex.: supraclavicular
SYN-
SYM- (before B, P, M)
With, together
Ex.: syndrome
TRANS-
Across, through
Ex.: transverse
TRI-
Three
Ex.: triceps
ULTRA-
Beyond
Ex.: ultrasonic
UNI-
One
Ex.: unilateral
