Medical Word Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-, in-
A
without, absence of
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
ad-
A
toward
4
Q
pre-
A
before
5
Q
anti-
A
against
6
Q
auto-
A
self
7
Q
bi-
A
two
8
Q
brady-
A
slow
9
Q
circum-
A
around
10
Q
dia-, trans-
A
through, across
11
Q
dys-
A
painful, difficult
12
Q
ec-, ecto-
A
out, outside
13
Q
en-, endo-, intra-
A
within, inner
14
Q
epi-
A
above, upon
15
Q
eu-
A
good, normal
16
Q
ex-, extra-
A
away from, external
17
Q
hemi-
A
half
18
Q
hyper-, supra-
A
excessive, above
19
Q
hypo-, sub-, infra-
A
below, beneath
20
Q
inter-
A
between
21
Q
iso-
A
same, equal
22
Q
mal-
A
bad, inadequate
23
Q
macro-
A
large
24
Q
micro-
A
small
25
Q
multi-
A
many, much
26
Q
poly-
A
much
27
Q
neo-
A
new
28
Q
oligo-
A
deficiency
29
Q
peri-
A
near, surrounding
30
Q
para-
A
beside, near, two like parts
31
Q
post-
A
after, following
32
Q
pro-
A
before, forward
33
Q
quadri-
A
four
34
Q
re-, retro-
A
behind, back
35
Q
tachy-
A
rapid
36
Q
tox-
A
poisonous
37
Q
tri-
A
three
38
Q
ultra-
A
beyond
39
Q
uni-
A
one
