Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-
A
without
2
Q
an-
A
without
3
Q
anti-
A
against
4
Q
auto-
A
self
5
Q
brady-
A
slow
6
Q
de-
A
without
7
Q
dys-
A
painful; difficult; abnormal
8
Q
endo-
A
within; inner
9
Q
epi-
A
above
10
Q
eu-
A
normal
11
Q
ex-
A
outward
12
Q
extra-
A
outside of
13
Q
hetero-
A
different
14
Q
homo-
A
same
15
Q
hyper-
A
excessive
16
Q
hypo-
A
below; insufficient
17
Q
in-
A
not; inward
18
Q
inter-
A
between
19
Q
intra-
A
within
20
Q
macro-
A
large
21
Q
micro-
A
small
22
Q
neo-
A
new
23
Q
para-
A
beside; abnormal; two like parts of a pair
24
Q
per-
A
through
25
peri-
around
26
post-
after
27
pre-
before
28
pro-
before
29
pseudo-
false
30
re-
again
31
retro-
backward; behind
32
sub-
under
33
tachy-
fast
34
ultra-
beyond
35
un-
not
36
bi-
two
37
hemi-
half
38
mono-
one
39
multi-
many
40
nulli-
none
41
pan-
all
42
poly-
many
43
quadri-
four
44
semi-
partial
45
tetra-
four
46
tri-
three
47
-algia
pain
48
-cele
protrusion
49
-cyte
cell
50
-dynia
pain
51
-ectasis
dilation
52
-gen
that which produces
53
-genic
producing
54
-ia
state, condition
55
-iasis
abnormal condition
56
-ism
state of
57
-itis
inflammation
58
-logist
one who studies
59
-logy
study of
60
-lytic
destruction
61
-malacia
abnormal softening
62
-megaly
enlarged
63
-oma
tumor, mass
64
-opsy
view of
65
-osis
abnormal condition
66
-pathy
disease
67
-plasm
formation
68
-plegia
paralysis
69
-ptosis
drooping
70
-rrhage
abnormal flow
71
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
72
-rrhea
discharge
73
-rrhexis
rupture
74
-sclerosis
hardening
75
-stenosis
narrowing
76
-therapy
treatment
77
-trophy
development
78
-ac
pertaining to
79
-al
pertaining to
80
-an
pertaining to
81
-ar
pertaining to
82
-ary
pertaining to
83
-atic
pertaining to
84
-eal
pertaining to
85
-iac
pertaining to
86
-ic
pertaining to
87
-ile
pertaining to
88
-ine
pertaining to
89
-ior
pertaining to
90
-nic
pertaining to
91
-ory
pertaining to
92
-ose
pertaining to
93
-ous
pertaining to
94
-tic
pertaining to
95
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
96
-ectomy
surgical removal
97
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
98
-otomy
cutting into
99
-pexy
surgical fixation
100
-plasty
surgical repair
101
-rrhaphy
to suture
102
-tome
instrument to cut
103
-gram
record or picture
104
-graphy
process of recording
105
-meter
instrument for measuring
106
-metry
process of measuring
107
-scope
instrument for viewing
108
-scopic
pertaining to visually examining
109
-scopy
process of visually examining
110
-derma
skin condition
111
allo-
other, different from usual
112
xeno-
foreign
113
-al
pertaining to
114
-ectomy
surgical removal
115
-emia
blood condition
116
-ia
state, condition
117
-iasis
abnormal condition
118
-ic
pertaining to
119
-ism
state of
120
-itis
inflammation
121
-logy
study of
122
-malacia
abnormal softening
123
-oma
mass, tumor
124
-opsy
view of
125
-osis
abnormal condition
126
-ous
pertaining to
127
-phagia
eat, swallow
128
-plasty
surgical repair
129
-rrhea
discharge
130
-tic
pertaining to
131
-tome
instrument to cut
132
-ule
small
133
allo-
other
134
an-
without
135
anti-
against
136
auto-
self
137
de-
without
138
epi-
above
139
hyper-
excessive
140
hypo-
below
141
intra-
within
142
para-
beside
143
sub-
under
144
xeno-
foreign
145
-blast
immature
146
-clasia
to surgically break
147
-desis
to fuse
148
-lithesis
slipping
149
-logic
pertaining to the study of
150
-porosis
porus
151
dis-
apart
152
non-
not
153
-ac
pertaining to
154
-algia
pain
155
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
156
-genic
producing
157
-iatry
medical treatment
158
-lithesis
slipping
159
-stenosis
narrowing
160
bi-
two
161
ex-
outward
162
inter-
between
163
intra-
within
164
per-
through
165
sub-
under
166
-asthenia
weakness
167
-ion
action
168
-kinesia
movement
169
-tonia
tone
170
-trophic
pertaining to development
171
ab-
away from
172
ad-
toward
173
circum-
around
174
e-
outward
175
-cardia
heart condition
176
-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
177
-ole
small
178
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
179
-tension
pressure
180
-tonic
pertaining to tone
181
-ule
small
182
di-
two
183
-lytic
destruction
184
re-
again
