Prefixes Flashcards
Ab
From or away
A, an
Abscence of or without
Ad
To toward or near
Allo
Another (human)
Ambi
Both
Ante
Before
Anti
Against
Auto
Self
Bi
Two
Bio
Life
Circum
Around
Contra
Against / opposed
Cortico
Cortex / cortical
Di
Two
Dis
Opposite of, apart
Dors
Back
Dys
Abnormal
Ect
External
En
In internal
Endo
Inner, within
Ent
Inner, within
Epi
On, outer
Erythr
Red
Ex
From, without
Exo
Outside
Extra
In addition (outside)
Hemi
Half
Heter
Other
Hom
Same
Hyper
Excessive
Hyp
Below / less than normal
In
Within, into, not
Infra
Below / inferior
Inter
Between
Intra
Within
ISO
Same / normal
Leuk
White
Mal
Disordered / Bad
Micro
Small
Myel
Marrow / spinal cord
Para
Beside / alongside / parallel
Path
Disease
Ped
Children
Per
Through
Peri
Around / about
Poly
Many
Post
After
Pre
Before / anterior
Pro
Before / For
Pseudo
False
Quad
Four
Retro
Behind / Posterior
Semi
Half
Septi
Poison
Sub
Under
Super
Above / greater / over
Uni
One
Tri
Three
Trans
Across /beyond / through
Sym / Syn
With / together
Supra
Upon / Superior