Prefixes Flashcards
a-
Not, Without, -less
ab-
From, away from, off
ad-
Toward, in the direction of
alb-
White
Chondrio-, chondro-
Cartilage or gristle
Dys-
Bad or wrong
Entero-
Intestine
Epi
Upon, as in above
Hetero-
Different
Ex, exo
Out of or out from
Homo-
Same
Hyper
High, beyond, excessive, above normal
Hypo
Low, under, beneath, down
Juxta-
Close together, next to
Leuko-
White
Litho-
Stone
Macro
Large or long
Mega
Great, big, abnormally large
Melan
Dark or black
Micro
Small
Neo
New, young, fresh, recent
-oligo
Just a few, scanty
Osteo, Osseo, ossi, Ost
Bone
Oto-
Ear
Patho
Suffering or Disease
Phlebo
Vein
Pneumo
Breathing, respiration, lungs
Poly
Many
Pro-
Before, in front of, preceding, on behalf of, in place of, the same as
Pseudo
Fake, not genuine
quasi-
Seemingly
Syn-
Together or with
trans-
Across, over, or beyond