Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-/an-/ar-
A
without (arrhythmia)
2
Q
ab-
A
away from (abducted)
3
Q
ana-
A
again/upward/back (anabolism)
4
Q
aniso-
A
unequal (anisocytosis)
5
Q
ante-
A
before / in front of (antecubital)
6
Q
anti-
A
against (antiseptic)
7
Q
auto-
A
self (autologous)
8
Q
bi-
A
two (bicuspid)
9
Q
bio-
A
life (biology)
10
Q
brady-
A
slow (bradycardia)
11
Q
cata-
A
down (catabolism)
12
Q
centi-
A
one-hundredth (centimeter)
13
Q
cyan-
A
blue (cyanotic)
14
Q
dia-
A
across/through (diapedesis)
15
Q
dorso-
A
back (dorsal)
16
Q
dys-
A
difficult (dyspnea)
17
Q
endo-
A
in/within (endothelium)
18
Q
epi-
A
on/over/upon (epidermis)
19
Q
ex-/exo-
A
outside (exocrine)
20
Q
extra-
A
outside (extravascular)
21
Q
hetero-
A
different (heterosexual)
22
Q
homo-
A
same (homogenous)
23
Q
homeo-
A
same (homeostasis)
24
Q
hyper-
A
above normal / high (hypertension)
25
hypo-
below normal / low (hypoglycemia)
26
intra-
within (intramuscular)
27
inter-
between (intercellular)
28
iso-
equal/same (isothermal)
29
kilo-
thousand (kilogram)
30
later-
side (lateral)
31
macro-
large/long (macrocyte)
32
mal-
poor (malnutrition)
33
medi-
middle (medial)
34
micro-
small (microcyte)
35
micro-
one-millionth (micrometer)
36
mid-
middle (midline)
37
milli-
one-thousandth (milliliter)
38
mono-
one (mononuclear)
39
neo-
new (neonatal)
40
per-
through / by means of (percutaneous)
41
peri-
around (pericardium)
42
poly-
many/much (polyuria)
43
post-
after (postprandial)
44
pre-
before (prenatal)
45
semi-
half (semilunar)
46
sub-
below/under (subcutaneous)
47
supra-
above (suprapubic)
48
tachy-
rapid/fast (tachycardia)
49
tri-
three (tricuspid)
