Prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
No, not
ex. analgesic
ab-
away from
ex. abduction
ana-
up, apart
ex. anatomic
ante-
pre-
pro-
pros-
before, forward
ex. antenatal, premature, procephalic
anti-
against
ex. antibiotic
bi-
two
ex. bipedal
brady-
slow
ex. bradycardia
con-
sym-
syn-
with, together
ex. conjoined, symbiotic, synesthesia
dia-
per-
through, complete
ex. dialysis, percutaneous
dys-
mal-
bad, painful, difficult
ex. dysuria, malpractice
ec-
ecto-
ex-
extra-
out, outside
ex. ectopic, ectoderm, excrement
en-
endo-
within, in, inner
ex. encephalon, endoscopy
epi-
above, upon
ex. epidermis
hyper-
excessive, above
ex. hyperplasis
in-
in, into
ex. internal
inter-
between
ex. interstitial
intra-
within
ex. intracellular
meta-
ultra-
beyond
ex. metacarpal, ultrasound
neo-
new
ex. neonatal
para-
near, along the side of
ex. parathyroid
peri-
surrounding
ex. pericardial
poly-
many, much
ex. polycysitc
post-
re-
retro-
after, behind
ex. postmortem, retrosternal
hypo-
sub-
below, deficient, under
ex. hypothermia, subcutaneous
