Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Inter
A
Between
2
Q
Contra
A
Against
3
Q
A-, an-
A
Not, without
4
Q
Ab-
A
Away from (“abduct”)
5
Q
Ad-
A
Toward (“add”)
6
Q
Ana-
A
Up, apart
7
Q
Ante-
A
Before
8
Q
Anti-
A
Against
9
Q
Auto-
A
Self
10
Q
Bi-
A
Two
11
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
12
Q
Cata-
A
Down
13
Q
Circum-
A
Around
14
Q
Con-
A
With, together
15
Q
De
A
Lack of; down
16
Q
Dia-
A
Through, complete
17
Q
Dorsi-
A
Back
18
Q
Dys-
A
Bad; abnormal
19
Q
Ec-, ecto-
A
Out, outside
20
Q
Endo-
A
In, within
21
Q
Epi-
A
Upon, above, on
22
Q
Eu-
A
Good, normal
23
Q
Ex-
A
Out, outside, away from
24
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
25
Hyper-
Excessive, above
26
Hypo-
Deficient, under
27
In-
Not, into, within
28
Infra-
Beneath, under
29
Intra-
Think "endo"
In, within, into
30
ISO-
Equal
31
Macro-
Large
32
Mal-
Bad
33
Meso-
Middle, median
34
Meta-
Beyond, change
35
Micro-
Small
36
Neo-
New
37
Nulli-
None
38
Oligo-
Few
39
Pan-
All
40
Para-
Abnormal,
Beside
Near
41
Per-
Through
42
Peri-
Surrounding
43
Poly-
Many
44
Post,
After, behind
45
Pre-
Before
| In front of
46
Primi-
First
47
Pro-
Before,
| forward
48
Re-
Back,
| Again
49
Retro-
Behind, backward
50
Sub-
Under
51
Supra-
Above
| Over
52
Syn-
| Sym-
Together
| With
53
Tachy-
Fast
54
Trans-
Across, through
55
Ultra-
Beyond
| Excessive
56
Uni-
One
57
Prefixes normally describe..
Shape,
size
Direction
Color
58
Root words can be used to describe…
```
Location
Organ I organ system
Color
Chemical
Specific process
Quantity
Action
```
59
Nephro-
Kidney
60
Kidney
Nephro-
| REN -
61
Nephrectomy
Surgical removal of the kidney
62
Hydronephrosis
Fluid filled up in the kidney/ swelling of the kidney
63
Nephrolithiasis
Kidney stone
64
Nephrotoxic
Toxic to the kidney
65
Surgical removal of the kidney
Nephrectomy
66
Swelling of the kidney
HydroNephrosis
67
Kidney stones
Nephrolithiasis
68
Toxic to the kidneys
Nephrotoxic
69
Enter -
Intestine
70
Arthr-
Joint
Ex: Arthritis
71
Cerebr-
Brain
72
Porphyr-
Purple
73
Blast-
Bud
74
Cephal-
Head
75
Cervic -
Neck
76
Mal-
Cheek
| Bad
77
Fil-
Thread
78
My-
Myos-
Muscle
"Myopathy"
79
Cente-
P uncture
80
Card-
Heart
Ex:Cardiomegaly
81
Hem-
Hemat-
Blood
82
Hydra/o-
Water
83
Osteo -
Bone
84
Derm-
Skin