Prefixes Flashcards
0
Q
Ab-
A
Away from
1
Q
A-, an-
A
No, not, without
2
Q
Ad-
A
Toward the center
3
Q
Alb-
A
White
4
Q
Ambi-
A
Both sides
5
Q
Ante-
A
Before
6
Q
Anti-
A
Against
7
Q
Auto-
A
Self
8
Q
Bi-
A
Two, double
9
Q
Bio-
A
Life
10
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
11
Q
Chlor/o
A
Green
12
Q
Circum-
A
Around
13
Q
Cirrh/o
A
Yellow
14
Q
Con-
A
Together , with
15
Q
Contra-
A
Against
16
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
17
Q
De-
A
From, down
18
Q
Dia-
A
Through
19
Q
Dis-
A
Free of, to undo
20
Q
Dys-
A
Difficult
21
Q
Ecto-
A
Outside
22
Q
Endo-
A
Within, inner
23
Q
Epi-
A
Upon
24
Eu-
True, normal or good
25
Erythr/o
Red
26
Ex-
Out, away from
27
Exo-
Outside, outward
28
Extra-
Outside, beyond
29
Glauc/o
Gray/silver
30
Hemi-
Half
31
Hetero-
Different
32
Homo/homeo-
Same
33
Hydro-
Water
34
Hyper-
Above, beyond
35
Hypo-
Below
36
Infra-
Under
37
Inter-
Between
38
Intra-
Within
39
Jaund/o
Yellow
40
Juxta-
Near
41
Leuk/o
White
42
Macro-
Large
43
Mal-
Bad/ abnormal
44
Mega-
Large
45
Melan/o
Black
46
Meso-
Middle
47
Meta-
Beyond, after
48
Micro-
Small
49
Mono-
One
50
Neo-
New
51
Oligo-
Small amount
52
Para-
Beside, alongside
53
Peri-
Around
54
Polio
Gray
55
Poly-
Many, multiple
56
Post-
After
57
Pre-
Before
58
Primi-
First
59
Pseudo-
False
60
Purpur/o
Purple
61
Quadri-
Four
62
Re-
Again or back
63
Retro-
Back or behind
64
Semi-
Half
65
Sub-
Under, below
66
Supra-
Above or over
67
Syn-
Together
68
Tachy-
Fast
69
Trans-
Across, through
70
Tri-
Three
71
Ultra-
Beyond, excessive
72
Uni-
One
73
Xanth/o
Yellow
