Prefixes Flashcards
ab-
abduction
away from
A-
Example - abacterial
Absent, without, away from
ad
adduction
to, toward
ambi
ambidextrous
both
a-; an-
atypical
without
anti
antibody or antidote
against
ante
anterior
before
auto
autoimmune
self
bi
biceps
two
bio
biology
life
carsin-(o)
carsinogenic
cancer
circum
circumvent
around
co
cooperate
with, together
contra
contraindicate
against, counter to
de
decend
down, from
di
dissect
two
dors
dorsal
back
dys
dysfunction
abnormal, impaired
e
out, from
ect
outside, without
end-(o)
inside, within
epi
upon, over, in addition
ex
out of
extra
beyond, outside of, in addition
flex
bent
front
front, forehead
hemi
half
hetero
the other
hom
common, same
hydro
denoting water
hyper
above, extreme
hypo
under, below
in
within, into, not, negative
infra
beneath
inter
between
intra
inside
leuk-(o)
white
macr-(o)
large, long
mal
abnormal, bad
medi
middle, midline
mega
large, extreme
micr-(o)
small
mon-o
one, single
ne-o
new
necr-o
dead
nutri
nourish
nutri
nourish
para
next to, resembling, beside
path
pertaining to disease
per
through
peri
around
poly
many, much
post
after, later in time
pre, pr
before in time
pseud-o
false
quad
four
re
back again
retro
backward
semi
half
sub
under, below
super
above, in addition
supra
over, above, upper
syn
together, alongwith
tri
three
trans
across
Multi
Many, multipl
uni
single, one
