Prefix Flashcards
a-
Without, away from
Aphasia (without speech)
an-
Without
Anoxia (without oxygen)
ante-
before, in front of
antepartum (before birth)(
anti-
against
antibiotic (against life)
Auto-
Self
autograft (a graft from one’s own body)
Brady-
Slow
bradycardia, (slow heartbeat)
dys-
painful, difficult
dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
Endo-
within, inner
endoscope (instrument to view within )
epi-
upon, over
epigastric (upon or over the stomach )
eu-
normal, good
Eupnea (normal breathing )
hetero-
different
heterograft (a graft from another persons, body)
homo-
same
homozygous (having two identical, genes)
hyper-
over, above
hypertrophy (overdevelopment)
hypo-
under, below
Hypoglossal (under the tongue)
infra-
under, beneath, below
infraorbital (below, under the eyesocket )
inter-
among, between
intervertebral (between the vertebrae)
intra-

within, inside
intravenous (inside, within a vein)
macro-
large 
macrocephalic (having a large head)
Micro-
Small
microcephalic (having a small head)
neo-
New
neonate (new born)
pan-
all
Pancarditis (inflammation of all the heart )
para-
beside, beyond, near
paranasal (near or along side the nose )
per-
through
percutaneous (through the skin)
Peri-
around
pericardial (around the heart) (
Post-
after
postpartum (after birth)
pre-
before, in front of
prefrontal (in front of the frontal bone)
pseudo-
false
pseudocyesis
(false pregnancy)
retero-
backward, behind
retrograde (movement in a backward direction )
sub-
below, under
subcutaneous (under, below the skin )
above, exess
super
supra-
above
suprapubic (above the pubic bone)
tachy-
rapid, fast
Tachycardia (fast heartbeat)
trans-
Through, across
Transurethral ( across the urethra)
ultra-
Beyond, excess
Ultrasound (high frequency, sound waves)
Ab-
Away from
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Ablat/o
To remove, take away
Abrado/o, Abras/o
to scrape off
acar/o
mites
acous/o
hearing
acr/o
extremities
actin/o
ray, radiation
acu/o, acut/o
sharp, severe
ad
toward, near
agit/o
rapidity, restlessness
algiae
I
allo-o
Other, different
ambi-
around, on both sides, about
ambly/o
dim, dull
ambul/o
to walk
an/o
anus
ana-
up, backward, against
andr/o
male
Angi/o
vessel
anis/o
unequal
alb/o, albin/o
white
bary-
Heavy, dull, hard
auto-
Self
atmo-
steam, vapor
cec/o
cecum
caus/o, cauter/o
burn, burning
caud/o
tail
cata-
down, under
glauc/o
grey, bluish green
gli/o
glue, neuroglia
Peri-
Around
Circum-
Around
Levo-
Left
Dextro-
Right
Meso-
Middle
Dia-, per-, trans-
Through
Erythro-
Red
Leuko-
White
Melan-
Black
Chlor-
Green
Dis-
The absence or removal of something
De-
Down or without
Poly-, multi-
Many
Tetra-, quadr-
Four of something
Diplo-
Double of something
Diploid cell
Xanth-
Yellow
Xanthelasma
Oligo-
Just a few or scanty amount
Oliguric
Iso-
The same , equal
Isotope
Ortho-
Straight, upright, or correct
Poikilo-
Irregular or varied
Re-
Again or back
Ambi-
Both