Prefixes 1 Flashcards
a-(an- before a vowel or h)
not, without, lacking or deficient
abiogenesis
asthenia
cardiasthenia
analgesia
anhydrous
anhidrosis
anti- (ant- before a vowel or h)
against, opposed to, preventing or relieving
antibiotic
antiretroviral
antacid
di-
two, twice or double
diphonia
diataxia
diplegia
disdiaclast
ec- (ex- before a vowel)
out of, away from
ectasis
ectopic
exencephalia
exophthalmos
endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before a vowel)
within
endogenous
endometritis
endocardium
entocele
endodontics
entopics
epi- (ep- before a vowel or h)
upon, over or above
epicardium
epidermis
epidemic
epencephalon
exo-
outside, from the outside, toward the outside
exocardia
exogenous
exocrine
exothermal
hemi-
half or partial, often on one side of the body
hemicardia
hemiplegia
hemiparalysis
hemigastrectomy
hyper-
over, above, excessive or beyond normal
hyperhidrosis
hyperlipemia
hyperglycemia
hyperparathyroidism
mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)
one or single
monoblast
monochromatic
monocular
mononeuritis
peri-
around or surrounding
periangiitis
pericardium
perilarygngitis
periodontology
syn- (sym- before b,p and m)
together, with or joined
synapse
synthetic
symbiosis
sympathy
symmelia
systolic
