Prefixes Flashcards
“WHAT” prefixes.
Answers questions attempting to quantify or qualify the condition, procedure, or relationship being described.
Stages and presence or absence of conditions.
Quantitative & Qualitative Prefixes
“WHERE” prefixes.
Describe a site within or relative to a structure.
Describe location or direction.
Locational Prefixes
AB-
ex. abduct
meaning away from
AD-
ex. adduct
meaning toward or near
ANTE-
ex. antemortem
meaning before or forward
DIA-
ex. diarrhea
meaning through
DIS-
ex. dissect
meaning apart, away, or from
EC-, ECTO-
ex. ectopic
meaning outside
ENDO-
ex. endocrine
meaning within, in, or inner
EPI-
ex. epidermis
meaning above or upon
EX-
ex. excision
meaning out
EXTRA-
ex. extrapulmonary
meaning outside of
IN-
ex. incisions
meaning in or into
INFRA-
ex. infraclavicular
meaning below or beneath
INTER-
ex. intercostal
meaning between
INTRA-
ex. intravenous
meaning within
META-
ex. metacarpal
meaning beyond or change
PARA-
ex. parametrial
meaning near or alongside
PERI-
ex. perilaryngitis
meaning surrounding
POST-
ex. postpartum
meaning after or behind
PRE-
ex. prenatal
meaning before
PRO-, PROS-
ex. prognosis
meaning before or forward
RE-
ex. relapse
meaning back or again
RETRO-
ex. retromandibular
meaning behind or backward
SUB-
ex. subcutaneous
meaning beneath or less than
SUPRA-
ex. suprapelvis
meaning above or upper
TRANS-
ex. transverse
meaning across or through
A-
ex. ataxia
meaning no, not, or without