Prefixes Flashcards
Ab
Away from
I.e. Abduct
A, an,ar
Without
I.e. Anuclear - without a nucleus
Ana
Again, upward, back
I.e. Anabolism
Aniso
Unequal
I.e. Anisocytosis
Anti
Against
I.e. Antiseptic
Bi
Two
I.e. Bicuspid
Bio
Life
I.e. Biology
Brady
Slow
I.e. Bradycardia
Cata
Down
I.e. Catabolism
Cyan
Blue
I.e. Cyanotic
Dia
Across, through
I.e. Diapedesis
Dys
Difficult
I.e. Dyspnea
Endo
In, within
I.e. Endothelium
Epi
On, over, upon
I.e. Epidermis
Exo
Outside
I.e. Exocrine
Extra
Outside
I.e. Extravascular
Hetero
Different
I.e. Heterosexual
Homo
Same
I.e. Homogeneous
Homeo
Same
I.e. Homeostasis
Hyper
Too much, high
I.e. Hypertension
Hypo
Low, under
I.e. Hypoglycemia
Intra
Within
I.e. Intramuscular
Inter
Between
I.e. Intercellular
Iso
Equal, small
I.e. Isothermal
Macro
Large, long
I.e. Macrocyte
Mal
Poor
I.e. Malnutrition
Micro
Small
I.e. Microcyte
Mono
One
I.e. Mononuclear
Neo
New
I.e. Neonatal
Poly
Many, much
I.e. Polyuria
Post
After
I.e. Postprandial
Pre
Before
I.e. Prenatal
Per
Through
I.e. Percutaneous
Peri
Around
I.e. Pericardium
Semi
Half
I.e. Semilunar
Sub
Below, under
I.e. Subcutaneous
Tachy
Rapid
I.e. Tachycardia
Tri
Three
I.e. Tricuspid