Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a, ab, abd
A
from, away, departing from normal
abnormal
2
Q
ad
A
addition to. toward, nearness
adduction
3
Q
amb, ambi
A
both, ambidextrous, having the ability to work with both hands
4
Q
amphi
A
on both sides
5
Q
ampho
A
both
6
Q
an
A
negative, with or without
7
Q
ana
A
upper, away from
8
Q
andro
A
signifying man
9
Q
angi
A
vessel
angioplasty
10
Q
aniso
A
unequal
11
Q
ant, anti
A
against
12
Q
ante, antero
A
front, before
anterior
13
Q
anto
A
self
14
Q
bi
A
two
bilateral
15
Q
bili
A
pertaining to bile
bilirubin
16
Q
brady
A
slow
17
Q
brom, bromo
A
a stench
18
Q
broncho
A
relating to the bronchi
brochitis
19
Q
cac
A
bad, ill
20
Q
cardi, cardio
A
relating to the heart
cardiac muscle
21
Q
cata
A
down or downward
22
Q
centi
A
hundred
centimeter
23
Q
cervico
A
relating to the neck
cervical
24
Q
circa
A
about
25
circum
around
| circumference
26
co
with or together
| coworker
27
con
together with
| conjugate
28
contra
opposite, against
| contraindicated
29
de
down from
| decend
30
deci
one tenth
| deciliter
31
demi
half
| demiglaze
32
di
twice
| dimorphic
33
dia
through, apart, across or between
34
dialy
to separate
| dialysis
35
dis
reversal, separation; duplication
36
dys
bad, difficult, disordered
37
en
in
38
end, endo, ento
inward, within
| endoplasmic
39
ep, epi
on, in addition to
40
eu
normal, good, well, easy
41
ex
out, away from
42
exo
without, outside of
| exoskeleton
43
extra
outside of, in addition to
| extracellular fluid
44
fibro
relating to fibers
| fibroblasts
45
gaster, gastr, gastro
pertaining to the stomach
| gastrotomy
46
hecto
hundred
| hectare
47
hemi
half
48
hemo
relating to the blood
| hemoglobin
49
hepat hepatico hepato
pertaining to the liver
| hepatic duct
50
heter, hetero
other, relationship to another
| heterogeneous
51
homeo
denoting likeness or resemblance
52
homo
denoting sameness
| homogeneous
53
hyal, hyalo
transparent
54
hyper
above, excessive, beyond
| hyperthyroid
55
hypo
below, less than
| hypoxic
56
ideo
pertaining to mental images
57
idio
denoting relationship to oneself or to something sepatate and distinct
58
in
not, in, within, also intensive action
59
infra
below
| infrared
60
inter
in the midst, between
| intergalactic
61
intra
within
62
intro
in or into
63
iso
equal or alike
64
juxta
of close proximity
65
karyo
pertaining to a cells nucleus
| karyotype
66
kilo
one thousand
| kilogram
67
laryngo
pertaining to the larynx
| laryngitis
68
mal
illness or disease
69
medi
middle
| median
70
micro
small
| microorganism
71
milli
one thousandth
| mililiter
72
myelo
pertaining to the spinal cord or bone marrow
| myelination
73
nano
dwarf, small size
74
oari, oaric
pertaining to the ovary
75
omni
all
| omniscient
76
pan
all
| pangea
77
para
pair
78
per
through, by means of
79
peri
around, about
80
post
behind, after
| postmortem
81
postero
relating to the posterior
82
pre
before
| preemptive
83
pro
before, in front of
84
pseudo
false
85
quadri
four
| quadrilateral
86
re
back, again
| reverse
87
retro
backward
| retrovirus
88
semi
half
89
steato
fatty
90
sub
under, near
91
syn
jointed together
| synapse
92
trans
across, over
| transmit
93
tri
three
| triglyceride
94
un
not, reversal
95
uni
one
| universe
