Prefix Flashcards
a-, an-
Meaning: Without, not
Example: aphasia, anemia
ab-, apo-, de-,
Meaning: away from
Example: abductor, decapitate
ambi-, amphi-, ampho-,
Meaning: both
Example: ambidextrous, amphibious
ad-
Meaning: to, towards, near
Example:adnexia
Ante-, fore-, pre-, pro-
Meaning: before, forward
Example: antepartum, forehead, prenatal, procidentia
Anter
Meaning: in front of
Example: anterograde
Anti, contra, counter, ob
Meaning: against, opposite
Example: antitoxin, contraceptive, counterirritant, obdormition
Circum, peri
Meaning: around, about
Example: circumflex, pericarditis
Co, com, con
Meaning:together, with
Example: coarctation, commissure, conductor
Dextro
Meaning: to the right
Example: dextroversion
Di, dis
Meaning:apart from
Example: dissect, diastemia
Dia, per, trans
Meaning:through across
Example: diaphragm, perforate, transection
Dorso, dorsi
Meaning: back
Example: dorsolateral, dorsiflexion
E, ec, ex
Meaning: out from
Example: enucleate, ectoblast, exacerbation
Ecto, exo, extra, extro
Meaning: outside
Example: ectoderm, exogenous, extracellular, extrovert
Em, en, Im, in,
Meaning: in
Example: empyema, enarthrosis, impaction, inflammation
Endo, ento, intra,
Meaning: within
Example: endocardium, entocele, intraocular
Epi
Meaning: upon, over
Example: epigastric
eso-
inward
Ex: esotropia
