Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an
A
Absence of
2
Q
ante-/pre-
A
Before
3
Q
anti-/contra-
A
Against
4
Q
bi, bin
A
two
5
Q
brady
A
slow
6
Q
erythr
A
red
7
Q
hyper
A
increased, above
8
Q
hypo
A
decreased, below
9
Q
tachy
A
fast
10
Q
glyc
A
sweet
11
Q
mal
A
bad
12
Q
neo-
A
new
13
Q
patho-
A
disease
14
Q
post-
A
after
15
Q
retro-
A
back or behind
16
Q
sub-
A
under/below
17
Q
super-/supra-
A
above/over
18
Q
ab-
A
departure or separation
19
Q
ad-
A
toward, addition to, nearness
20
Q
ambi-
A
on both sides
21
Q
crypt-
A
hidden or concealed
22
Q
dia-
A
through or across
23
Q
dys-
A
bad, difficult, or abnormal
24
Q
ecto-
A
outside, external
25
en-/endo-
within/inside
26
epi-
upon or above
27
eu-
good, well, normal
28
ex-
out of, away from, or outside
29
exo-
outside or external
30
intra-
within or inside
31
macro-
large or long
32
para-
beside or alongside
33
per-
through or thoroughly
34
inter-
between
35
peri-
around
36
# Prefix for numbers
hemi-/semi-
half (1/2)
37
# Prefix for numbers
mono-/uni-
one (1)
38
# Prefix for numbers
bi-/di-
Two (2)
39
# Prefix for numbers
tri-
three (3)
40
# Prefix for numbers
tetra-/quad
four (4)
41
# Prefix for colors
albi-
white
42
# Prefix for colors
cirrho-
tawny yellow
43
# Prefix for colors
cyan-
blue
44
# Prefix for colors
erythro-
red
45
# Prefix for colors
leuko-
white
46
# Prefix for colors
melano-
black
47
# Prefix for colors
rube-
red
48
# Prefix for metric
deca-
10 (Decaliter-10 liters)
49
# Prefix for metric
kilo-
1,000 (Kilogram-1,000 grams)
50
# Prefix for metric
deci-
10th (Deciliter-one tenth of a liter)
51
# Prefix for metric
centi-
100th (Centimeter-one hundreth of a meter)
52
# Prefix for metric
milli-
1000th (Millimeter-one thousands of a liter)
53
# Prefix for metric
micro-
Millionth (microgram-one millionth of a gram)
54
# Prefix for metric
nano-
Billionth (nanogram-one billionth of a gram)
