Prefixes Flashcards
a-/an-
not/without
ab-
away from (abduct)
ad-
toward (adduct)
albus-
white (albinuria)
ambi-
both
ante-/pre-/pro-
before
anti-/contra-
against
bi-/di-
two
brady-
slow
circum-
around
cyano-
blue
de-
down from/removing
dia-
through/between,across
dys-
difficult/abnormal
ecto-/ex-/exo-
outside/without/away from
en-/endo-/em-/eso-
inside
epi-
above/on
erythro-
red
eu-
good/normal
glyco-
sweet/sugar
hemi-/semi-
half/partly
hyper-
excessive/greater than normal
hypo-/sub-
beneath/below normal
in-
not (inability)
infra-
beneath (infraorbital)
inter-
between (intercostal)
intra-
within/inside of
leuko-
white
lith-
stone
macro-
large
mal-
bad
meso-
middle/moderate (mesothelial)
micro-
small
multi-/poly-
excessive
mono-/uni-
one
nephro-
kidney
nulli-
none
para-
near/beside/resembling/abnormal (long and tubular areas: paraesophageal)
per-
through/by/completely (percutaneous, permanent)
peri-
around/near (small and compact areas: periumbilical)
post-
after/behind
primi-
first
re-
back/again
retro-
behind/backward
super-
more than normal/excessive
supra-
above/over
sy(n)(m)-
together/union (symbiosis)
tachy-
fast
trans-
across/through
uni-
one