Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
no, not
e.g. anaemia
2
Q
aut-
A
self
e.g. autospy
3
Q
dia-
A
complete, through
e.g. diagnosis
4
Q
dys-
A
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
e.g. dysentery
5
Q
endo-
A
within
e.g. endocardium
6
Q
exo-
A
outside
e.g. exocrine gland
7
Q
hyper-
A
excessive, more than normal, too much
e.g. hyperglycaemia
8
Q
hypo-
A
below, less than normal, under
e.g. hypothermia
9
Q
peri-
A
surrounding
e.g. pericardium
10
Q
pro-
A
before, forward
e.g. prolapse
11
Q
re-
A
back
e.g. resection
12
Q
retro-
A
behind
e.g. retrogastric
13
Q
sub-
A
below, under
e.g. subhepatic
14
Q
trans-
A
across, through e.g. transdermal
15
Q
ante-
A
positioned in front of
16
Q
carp-
A
pertaining to the wrist
17
Q
semi-
A
one half
18
Q
myo
A
muscle
19
Q
osteo
A
bone
20
Q
leuko
A
white
21
Q
isch
A
to hold back
e.g. ischaemia = restriction in blood flow to tissue
22
Q
meta
A
beyond/change e.g. metaplasia
23
Q
neo
A
new
