Prefixes Flashcards
Ac-
Two, double
a-, -an-
Without, not
acr (o)-
Extremity, topmost
ad-
Towards
Am I-, amph-, amphi-
Both sides, two
Ana-
Back
Ankyl(o), ancyl(o)-
Bent
Ante-
In front of
Anti-
Against
Apo-
Separated
Arch (l,e,o)-
First
Auto-
Self
Aux(o)-
Growth
Axill-
Pit
Bar(o)-
Heavy
Brady-
Slow
Bi-
Two
Brachy-
Short, little
Cata-
Down, under
Circum-
Surround
Cis-
Side
Co-
With, together
Colp (o)-
Vagina
Com-
With, together
Contra-
Against
Cor-
Together
Cycl-
Circle, cycle
Cyph (o)-
Bent
De-
Away from, cessation
Dexi (o)-
Right
Dextr(o)-
Right
Di-
Two, apart, separation
Dia-
Through
Dif-
Apart, separation
Diplo-
Double
Dis-
Separation, taking apart
Dist(o)-
Far, farthest
Dors(o)-, dors(i)-
Back of animals
Dys-
Incorrect
Ec-
Out, away
Ect(o)-
Outer, outside
Endo-
Inside
Epi-
On, upon
Iso-
Equal
Latero-
Lateral
Lept (o)-
Light, slender
Lev (o)-
Left
Macr (o)-
Large
Mal (o)-
Bad
Med (i)-
Middle
Meg (a)-, megal (o)-
Large
Melos-
Extremity
Mero-
Part
Mes (o)-
Middle
Meta-
After, behind
Micro-
Small
Mon (o)-
Single
Neo-
New
Normo-
Normal
Neutro-
Neither
Ole-
Small or little
Olig (o)-
Few, little
Orth (o)-
Straight or correct
Oxy-
Oxygen
Pachy-
Thick
Pan-, pant(o)-
Complete
Papul(o)-
Small elevation
Para-
Alongside of, abnormal
Parvo-
Small
Pauci-
Few
Path(o)-
Disease
Ped-
Foot
Per-
Through
Peri-
Around
Platy-
Flat
Poly-
Multi-, many, much
Polio-
Denoting a grey color
Post-
After, behind
Pre-
Before
Prim-
First
Pro-
Before
Prot(o)-
First
Pseud(o)-
False or fake
Quadri-
Four
Radio-
Radiation
Re-
Again, backward
Eu-
True, good, well, new
Eury-
Wide
Ex-
Out of, away from
Exo-, extra-
Outside
Front-
Forehead, forward
Hemi-
Semi-, half, partly
Heter(o)-
The other
Home(o)-
Similar
Hyper-
Excessive, high
Hypo-
Sub under, below
Idio-
Self, ones own
Infra-
Below
Inter-
Between, among
Intra-
Within
Ipsi-
Same
Isch-
Restriction
Retro-
Backward, behind
Scler(o)-
Hardness
Scoli(o)-
Twisted
Scoot-
Darkness
Semi-
One-half, partly
Sigmoid (o)-
S-shaped curvature
Sub-
Beneath
Super-
In excess, above, superior
Supra-
Above, excess
Sy-, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
Similarity, likeness
Tachy-
Rapid
Tetan-
Rigid, tense
Trans-
Across or through
Tri-
Three
Ultra-
Beyond, excessive
Uni-
One
Ventr(o)-
Belly, animals stomach
Viscer(o)-
Internal