Prefix Flashcards
Dia-
Complete, through
Endo-
Within
en·do·skel·e·ton | \ ˌen-dō-ˈske-lə-tən \
Epi-
Above, upon, on
Exo-
Outside
exo·bi·ol·o·gy | \ ˌek-sō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē \
Pan-
All
Peri-
Surrounding
Pro-
Before, forward
Re-
Back
Retro-
Behind
Sub-
Below, under
Trans-
Across, through
Displaced
Ectop-
Ectopic pregnancy
Displaced pregnance
Away from
Ef-
Efferent
Carrying away from
In, into
‘Em-, en-
E cyst
Enclose in a cyst
Within
Endo-
Endocarditis
Inflammation of heart lining
Upon
Epi-
Epi myosin
Covering of a muscle
Good
Eu-
Euphrates
Good (normal) breating
Out of, out from
Ex-, exo-
Exophthalmos
Protruding eyes
Outside of
Extra-
Extraperitoneal
Outside the peritonueum
Single
Hapl-
Haploid
Single set of chromosomes
Blood
Hem-, hemat-
Hematuria
Bloody urine
Half
Hemi-
Hemiplegia
Paralysis in half the body
Same, equal
Heo(e)o-
Homeostasis
Standing the same
Over, above
Hyper-
Hyperplasia
Excessive growth
Under, below
Hypo-
Hypodermic
Below the skin
Below, beneath
Infra-
Infraobital
Below the (eye) orbit
Between
Inter-
Intervertebral
Between vertebrae
Within
Intra-
Intracranial
Within the skull
Same, equal
Iso-
Isometric
Same length
Large
Macro-
Macrophage
Large eater (phagocyte)
Large, million(th)
Mega-
Megakaryocyte
Cell with large nucleus
Middle
Mes-
Mesentery
Middle of intestine
Beyond, after, change, middle
Meta-
Metatarsal
Beyond the tarsals (ankle bones)
Small, millionth
Micro-
Micro cystic
Small-celled
Thousandth
Milli-
Milliliter