Medical Terminology Prefixes Flashcards
a-
no, not, without (quantitative/qualitative)
an-
no, not, without (quantitative/qualitative)
ana-
up, apart (quantitative/qualitative)
anti-
against (quantitative/qualitative)
auto-
self (quantitative/qualitative)
bi-
two (quantitative/qualitative)
brady-
deficient or under (quantitative/qualitative)
chloro-
green (quantitative/qualitative)
chromo-
color (quantitative/qualitative)
co-
with or together (quantitative/qualitative)
com-
with or together (quantitative/qualitative)
con-
with or together (quantitative/qualitative)
cyano-
blue (quantitative/qualitative)
de-
down or lack of (quantitative/qualitative)
deci-
one tenth (quantitative/qualitative)
di-
two (quantitative/qualitative)
dia-
through, also between, apart, across, completely (quantitative/qualitative and locational)
dys-
bad or painful (quantitative/qualitative)
erythro-
red (quantitative/qualitative)
hemi-
half (quantitative/qualitative)
hexa-
six (quantitative/qualitative)
hyper-
excessive or above (quantitative/qualitative)
hypo-
below or deficient (quantitative/qualitative)
lueko-
white (quantitative/qualitative)
macro-
large (quantitative/qualitative)
mal-
bad (quantitative/qualitative)