Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
A-, an
A
Without, from
2
Q
Ab
A
Away, lack of
3
Q
Ad
A
To, toward, near
4
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
5
Q
Ambi
A
Both
6
Q
Ante
A
Before
7
Q
Anti
A
Against
8
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
9
Q
Bi
A
Two
10
Q
Bio
A
Life
11
Q
Brady
A
Slow
12
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer, cancerous
13
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
14
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
15
Q
Chole/o
A
Bile
16
Q
Circum
A
Around
17
Q
Contra
A
Against, oppose
18
Q
Cyst/o
A
Sac, bladder
19
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
20
Q
Derm/o, dermat/o
A
Skin
21
Q
Dys
A
Pain, difficulty
22
Q
End
A
Within, in
23
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestines
24
Q
Epi
A
Above, on
25
Erythr/o
Red
26
Ex-, exo
Out
27
Extra
Outside
28
Gastr/o
Stomach
29
Gynec/o
Woman, female
30
Hemat/o, hem/o
Blood
31
Hemi
Half
32
Hepat/o
Liver
33
Hyper
Excessive, above
34
Hypo
Deficient, under
35
Idio
Self, separate
36
In, im
In, not
37
Inter
Between
38
Intra
Within
39
Leuk/o
White
40
Macro
Large
41
Meg/a
Great
42
Meta
Beyond, over, change
43
Micro
Small
44
Necr/o
Dead, corpse
45
Neo
New
46
Nephr/o
Kidney
47
Neur/o
Nerve
48
Olig/o
Little
49
Ophthalm/o
Eye
50
Oste/o
Bone
51
Para
Irregular, around, wrong
52
Path/o
Disease
53
Ped
Child, feet
54
Per
Through
55
Peri
Around, immediately around
56
Phleb/o
Vein
57
Pneum/o
Lung
58
Poly
Many
59
Post
After
60
Pre/pro
Before
61
Pseudo
False
62
Psych/o
Mind
63
Ren/o
Kidney
64
Retro
Behind
65
Rhin/o
Nose
66
Semi
Half
67
Somato
Body
68
Sta
Make stand, stop
69
Sub
Under
70
Super
Above
71
Syn, sym
With, together
72
Tachy
Fast
73
Trans
Across, through
74
Tri
Three
75
Uni
One
76
Auto
Self
