Medical Terminology Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
A, an
A
Without
2
Q
Ab
A
Away from
3
Q
Acr, acro
A
Extremities (arms&legs)
4
Q
Ad
A
Toward
5
Q
Ambi
A
Both, both sides
6
Q
Ante
A
Before
7
Q
Anti
A
Against
8
Q
Aut
A
Self
9
Q
Bi
A
Both, two
10
Q
Circum
A
Around
11
Q
Con
A
With
12
Q
Contra
A
Against
13
Q
Di
A
Two
14
Q
Diplo
A
Double
15
Q
Dors
A
Back
16
Q
Dys
A
Painful or difficult
17
Q
Ecto
A
Outside
18
Q
Endo
A
Inside, within
19
Q
Epi
A
Upper, above
20
Q
Ex
A
Out from
21
Q
Brady
A
Slow
22
Q
Hemi
A
Half
23
Q
Semi
A
Half
24
Q
Hyper
A
Excessive, above, more than
25
Q
Hypo
A
Deficient, below, less than
26
Q
Inter
A
Between
27
Q
Intra
A
Inside or within
28
Q
Macro
A
Large
29
Q
Mega
A
Large
30
Q
Mal
A
Bad
31
Q
Meta
A
Between
32
Q
Micro
A
Small
33
Q
Mono
A
One, single
34
Q
Neo
A
New
35
Q
Ortho
A
Straight
36
Q
Pan
A
All
37
Q
Para
A
Beside, beyond
38
Q
Peri
A
Around
39
Q
Poly
A
Many
40
Q
Post
A
Behind, after
41
Q
Pre
A
Before, in front of
42
Q
Pseudo
A
False
43
Q
Retro
A
Backwards
44
Q
Sub
A
Below
45
Q
Super
A
Above
46
Q
Supra
A
Above
47
Q
Tachy
A
Fast
48
Q
Trans
A
Across
49
Q
Tele
A
Far
50
Q
Ultra
A
Beyond, excess
