Prefixes (44) Flashcards
a-, an-
a/febrile a/nemia
without, lack of
Without/fever Lack of/blood
ir-, ar-
Ir/regular. Ar/rhythmia.
No, not
Not/normal No/rhythm
Ab-, ef-
Ab/norm/al. Ef/ferent
Away from
Away/normal/refers to. Away/carry.
ad-, af-
ad/hes/ion af/ferent
to, toward, near
to/stick/process of toward/ carry
ambi-
ambi/dextr/ous
both, double, two
both/right/refers to
ana-
ana/tomy
apart, up, back, again
cutting/ apart/ procedure of
ante-
ante/cubit/al
before, in front of
in front of/elbow/refers
anti-
anti/sepsis
against, reversed
against/infection or poison
bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co-
bi/focal bin/ocul/ar diplo/coccus co/lateral
two, twice, double
two/foci/refers two/eyes/refers double/berry two/sides
cata-
cata/bol/ism
down, under, against
down/lump/state of
circum-
circum/duct/ion
around, about, circle
around/draw/process of
com-, con-, co-
com/minuted co/lateral co/herent
together, with, both (two)
together/small both/sides together/stick
contra-
contra/cept/ion
against, opposite
against/conception/refers
de-
de/hydr/ate
away from, remove
remove/water/refers to
dia-
dia/phragm dia/gnosis
across, complete, between, total, apart, thorough
across/wall complete/knowledge
e-
e/viscer/ate
out, to remove, protrude
take out/organ/refers to
ec-
ec/topic
out from, out
out/of place/refers to
ecto-
ecto/derm
on outer side, situated on
outer/skin
em-,en-
en/cephal/on
in,within
in/head/refers to “brain”
endo-
endo/metri/um
within
within/uterus/refers to
epi-
epi/derm/is
upon, on
upon/skin/refers to
ex-, exo-
exo/gen/ous ex/ophthalm/ic
upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude
outside/originating/refers protrude/eye/refers/to
extra-
extra/cellul/ar
outside
outside/cell/refers to
hyper-
hyper/troph/y
excessive, over, above, more
over/growth/process of
hypo-
hypo/tens/ion
under, below, deficient, low, less, lessor
low/contract or stress/process of
im-, in-
im/mature in/cis/ion
in, into, not
not/mature in/cut/process of
infra-
infra/clavicul/ar
below, under
below/collar bone/refers
inter-
inter/cost/al
between
between/ribs/refers to
intra-
intra/cerebr/al
within
within/cerebrum/refers to
intro-
intro/vers/ion
into, within, in,
inward/turning/process of
meta-
meta/carp/al
beyond, after, change
beyond/wrist/refers to
para-
para/cardi/ac
beside, near, beyond
beside/heart/refers to
per-
per/meate
through, excessive, in
through/opening
peri-
peri/oste/um
around
around/bone/refers to
post-
post/part/um
after. behind
after/childbirth/refers to
pre-. pro-
pre/maxill/ary pro/gnosis
before, in front of
front of/jaw/refers to before/knowledge
re-
re/flex
back, again, contrary
again/bend
retro-
retro/grade
backward, behind
backward/going
sub-
sub/cutane/ous
under, low, beneath
under/skin/refers to
super-
super/i/or
above, upper, upon, excessive
above/ one who
supra-
supra/stern/al
above, upper, upon, excessive
above/sternum/refers to
sym-, syn-
sym/phy/sis syn/drome
togehter, with
together/growing/state of together/run
trans-
tran/sect/ion
across, through,beyond
cut/across/process of
ultra-
ultra/violet
beyond, in excess
beyond/spectrum color
