Nursing Abbreviations- prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an
A
without, away from
2
Q
auto
A
self
3
Q
bi
A
two
4
Q
brady
A
slow
5
Q
dys
A
painful, difficult
6
Q
ecto
A
outside
7
Q
endo
A
inside
8
Q
epi
A
upon, over
9
Q
hemi
A
half
10
Q
hetero
A
different
11
Q
homo-,homeo
A
same
12
Q
hyper
A
over, above
13
Q
hypo
A
under, below
14
Q
hydro
A
water
15
Q
inter
A
between
16
Q
intra
A
within, inside
17
Q
poly
A
many
18
Q
macro
A
large
19
Q
micro
A
small
20
Q
mega/lo
A
enlargement
21
Q
mono
A
one
22
Q
ortho
A
bone
23
Q
pan
A
all
24
Q
peri
A
around or about
25
Q
post
A
behind or after
26
Q
quad/r/i
A
four
27
Q
re
A
again, backwards
28
Q
supra
A
above
29
Q
tachy
A
fast
30
Q
uni
A
one side, one
