Medical Terminology Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
A
A
No, not, without, apart
2
Q
Ab
A
Away from
3
Q
Ad
A
Toward, near
4
Q
Ambi
A
Both
5
Q
An
A
No, not, without, lack of
6
Q
Ana
A
Up
7
Q
Ant,
Contra
A
Against
8
Q
Ante
Pre
Pro
A
Before
9
Q
Anti
A
Against
10
Q
Apo
A
Separation
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Q
Astro
A
Star-shaped
12
Q
Auto
A
Self
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Q
Bi
A
Two, double
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Q
Bin
A
Twice
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Q
Brachy
A
Short
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Q
Brady
A
Slow
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Q
Cac
Mal
A
Bad
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Q
Cata
A
Down
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Q
Centi
A
A hundred
20
Q
Chromo
A
Color
21
Q
Circum
A
Around
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Q
Con
A
With, together
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Q
De
A
Down, away from
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Q
Deca
A
Ten
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Di(a)
Through, between
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Dif
Apart, free from, separate
27
Dipl
Double
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Di(s)
Two, apart
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Dys
Bad, difficult, painful
30
Ec
Ecto
Out, outside, outer
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Em
In
32
En
Intra
Within
33
End
Endo
Within, inner
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Ep
Epi
Upon, over, above
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Eso
Inward
36
Eu
Good, Normal
37
Ex
Exo
Out, away from
38
Extra
Outside, beyond
39
Hemi
Semi
Half
40
Heter
Hetero
Different
41
Homo
Similar, same
42
Homeo
Similar, likeness, constant
43
Hydr(o)
Water
44
Hyp
Below, deficient
45
Hyper
Above, beyond, excessive
46
Hypo
Below, under, deficient
47
In
In In, into, not
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Infra
Infer
Below
49
Inter
Between
50
Ir(in)
Black
51
Macro
Large
52
Mega
Large, Great
53
Meso
Middle
54
Mirco
Small
55
Milli
one-thousandth
56
Mon(o)
Uni
One
57
Multi
Many, Much
58
Nulli
None
59
Olig(o)
little, scanty
60
Pan
All
61
Par
Around, beside
62
Per
Through
63
Peri
Around
64
Poly
Many, Much, Excessive
65
Post
After, behind
66
Primi
Proto
First
67
Pseudo
False
68
Pyro
Fire
69
Quadri
Tetra
Four
70
Quint
Five
71
Re
Back
72
Retro
Backward
73
Supra
Super
Above, beyond
74
Sym
Together
75
Syn
Together, with
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Tachy
Fast
77
Tri
Three
78
Ultra
Beyond
