Prefixes Flashcards
1
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a, ab, abd
A
From; away
2
Q
ad
A
addition to; toward; nearness
3
Q
amb, ambi
A
both; ambidextrous
4
Q
amphi
A
on both sides
5
Q
ampho
A
both
6
Q
an
A
negative; with or without
7
Q
ana
A
upper; away from
8
Q
andro
A
signifying man
9
Q
angi
A
vessel
10
Q
ant, anti
A
against
11
Q
ante, antero
A
front; before
12
Q
auto
A
self
13
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bi
A
two
14
Q
bili
A
pertaining to bile
15
Q
brady
A
slow
16
Q
brom, bromo
A
a stench
17
Q
broncho
A
relating to the bronchi
18
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cac
A
bad; ill
19
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cardi, cardio
A
relating to the heart
20
Q
cata
A
down or downward
21
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centi
A
hundred
22
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cervico
A
relating to the neck
23
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circa
A
about
24
Q
circum
A
around
25
co
with or together
26
con
together with
27
contra
opposite; against
28
de
down from
29
deci
one tenth
30
demi
half
31
di
twice
32
dia
through; apart; across or between
33
dialy
to separate
34
dis
reversal; separation; duplication
35
dys
bad; difficult; disordered
36
en
in
37
end, endo, ento
inward; within
38
ep, epi
on; in addition to
39
eu
normal; good, well, easy
40
ex
out; away from
41
exo
without; outside of
42
extra
outside of; in addition to
43
fibro
relating too fibers
44
gaster, gastr, gastro
pertaining to the stomach
45
hecto
hundred
46
hemi
half
47
hemo
relating to the blood
48
hepat, hepatico, hepato
pertaining to the liver
49
heter, hetero
meaning other; relationship to another
50
homeo
denoting likeness or resemblance
51
homo
denoting sameness
52
hyla, hylao
transparent
53
hyper
above; excessive; beyond
54
hypo
below; less than
55
ideo
pertaining to mental images
56
idio
relationship to ones self
57
in
not; in; within
58
infra
below
59
inter
in the midst; between
60
intra
within
61
intro
in or into
62
iso
equal or alike
63
juxta
of close proximity
64
karyo
relating to a cells nucleous
65
kilo
one thousand
66
laryngo
pertaining to the larynx
67
mal
illness, disease
68
medi
middle
69
micro
small
70
milli
one thousandth
71
myelo
pertaining to the spinal cord or bone marrow
72
nano
dwarf
73
oari, oaric
pertaining to ovary
74
omni
all
75
pan
all
76
para
pair
77
per
through; by means of
78
peri
around; about
79
post
after
80
postero
relating to posterior
81
pre
before
82
pro
before
83
pseudo
false
84
quadri
four
85
re
back; again
86
retro
backward
87
semi
half
88
steato
fatty
89
sub
under
90
syn
jointed together
91
trans
across; over
92
tri
three
93
un
not; reversal
94
uni
one
