Prefix Flashcards
1
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
2
Q
A-/ an-
A
Not
Eg. Apnea
3
Q
Ante-
A
Before
4
Q
Anti-
A
Against
5
Q
Auto-
A
Self
6
Q
Brady-
A
Slowly
Eg. Bradycardia
7
Q
Dia-
A
Through/ complete
8
Q
Dys-
A
Painful/ difficult
Poor/ abnormal
9
Q
Endo-
A
Within
10
Q
Exo-
A
Outside
11
Q
Hyper-
A
Excessive
12
Q
Hypo-
A
Less than normal
13
Q
Macro-
A
Very large
14
Q
Mega-
A
Abnormally large
15
Q
Multi-
A
Many
Eg. Multicellular
16
Q
Peri-
A
Surrounding
17
Q
Post-
A
After
18
Q
Pre-
A
Before
19
Q
Pro-
A
Before/ forward
20
Q
Re-
A
Back
21
Q
Retro-
A
Behind
22
Q
Sub-
A
Below
23
Q
Tachy-
A
Rapid
24
Q
Trans-
A
Across/ through
25
Q
Para-
A
Lower half
26
Q
Quadri-
(Quadriplegia)
A
Four limbs
(Condition of having paralysis in the four limbs)
27
Q
Pan-
(Panplegia)
A
Total Paralysis
Total
28
Q
Pseudo-
(Pseudoparalysis)
A
False
False paralysis
29
Q
Eu-
(Eupnea)
A
Easy/ true
30
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
31
Q
-ac
A
Pertaining to
