Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
without
2
Q
acro-
A
extremity
3
Q
adeno-
A
gland
4
Q
ante-
A
before
5
Q
anti-
A
against
6
Q
arthro-
A
joint
7
Q
auto-
A
self
8
Q
bio-
A
life
9
Q
chol-
A
bile
10
Q
cyst-
A
bladder
11
Q
dia-
A
through
12
Q
dys-
A
difficult
13
Q
en-
A
in
14
Q
endo-
A
within
15
Q
entero-
A
intestine
16
Q
epi-
A
upon
17
Q
ex-
A
out of
18
Q
hem, hemo-
A
blood
19
Q
hetero-
A
dissimilar
20
Q
homeo-
A
similar
21
Q
hydro
A
water
22
Q
hyper-
A
above excess
23
Q
hypo-
A
deficiency or beneath
24
Q
hyster-
A
uterus
25
Q
infra-
A
within
26
Q
inter-
A
between
27
Q
leuko-
A
white
28
Q
macro-
A
large
29
Q
mal-
A
bad
30
Q
mast-
A
breast
31
Q
mega-
A
great
32
Q
melan-
A
thick
33
Q
men-
A
month
34
Q
micro-
A
small
35
Q
myo-
A
muscle
36
Q
myx-
A
mucus
37
Q
necro-
A
death
38
Q
neo-
A
new
39
Q
nephr-
A
kidney
40
Q
oligo-
A
few
41
Q
osteo-
A
bone
42
Q
peri-
A
around
43
Q
phago-
A
to eat
44
Q
phleb-
A
vein
45
Q
polio-
A
gray
46
Q
poly-
A
many
47
Q
post-
A
after
48
Q
pro-
A
before
49
Q
pseudo-
A
false
50
Q
pyo-
A
pus
51
Q
syn-
A
together with
52
Q
xantho-
A
yello
