Prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
no; not; without
anemia
aut-, auto-
self; own
endo-
in, within
dia- ;
complete, through
diagnosis
epi-
above; upon; on
*epipen
ex- , exo-
out; outside of; outward
hyper-
above; excessive; more than normal
hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal
in-
into; in; not
in/cis/ion
peri-
surrounding; around
pro-
before; forward
re-
back; again; backward
repeat, reverse, rewind
retro-
behind; back; backward
*retroactive
sub-
under; below
trans-
across; through
ana-
up, apart
cata-
down
inter-
between
meta-
Metamorphosis
change, beyond
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
adductor: muscle that draws a limb toward the body.
ante-
“Ante up”
before, forward
anti-
Against
bi
two
brady
Slow
*bradycardia
con-
connect
with, together
contra-
against , opposite
de-
de/hydration
down, lack of
dys-
Abnormal
bad
difficult
painful
ec-
Ectopic pregnancy
Out, outside
eu-
euphoria
good, normal
hemi-
half
infra-
beneath, under
macro-
large
mal-
bad
micro-
small
neo-
new
pan-
all
para-
Parathyroid
beside, near, alongside of, abnormal
per-
*Permanent : to stay intact … the years
Sweat
through
poly-
many, such
post-
after, behind
Pre-
Before, in front of
Pro-
Pros-
*Propell
forward, before
supra-
above, upper
syn-
sym-
*Synchronized
together, with, joined
tachy-
fast
ultra-
beyond, excess
uni-
One
unilateral
carp/o
wrist bones
cib/o
meals
nect/o
to bind, tie connect