Prefixes Flashcards
pro-
before, in behalf of
calci-
calcium
hydra-
relating to water
e-
out of, from
hypo-
deficient, decreased
super-
above, excessive, higher than
nor-
chemical compound
un-
not
os-
mouth, bone
abs-
away from
extra-
on the outside, beyond, outside
multi-
many, much
uni-
one
trans-
through, across
co-
together, with, association
mal-
bad, poor, evil
primi-
first
end-, endo-
in, within, inside
micro-
small
amph-
around, on both sides, doubly
ambi-
both sides, around or about, double
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
contra-
against, counter, opposite
tetra-
four
af-
toward, to
es-
out of, outside, away from
juxta-
beside, near, nearby
brady-
slow
brachy-
short
mono-
one, single
milli-
one-thousandth
venter-
abdomen
at-
toward, to
retro-
behind, backward, back of
di-
twice, twofold, double
sym-
with, together, joined together
iso-
equal
syn-
together, with, union, association
gen-
producing, forming
ento-
within
mid-
middle
asthen-
weakness, lack of strength
in-
in, into, not, without
sub-
under, less, below
edem-
swelling, fluid, tumor
ante-
before, in front of, forward
hemi-
half
im-
not
hyper-
excessive, increased
cyst-
bladder, bag
eso-
inward turning
meta-
change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after or next
per-
excessive, through
cat-, cata-, cath-
down, lower, under
epi-
above, upon, on
an-, ana-
up, apart, backward, excessive
kata-, kath-
down
all-
other, different from normal, reversal
par- para-
beside, near, beyond, abnormal, apart from, opposite, along side of
ab-
away from, negative, absent
macro-
large, abnormal size or length, long
pros-
before
semi-
half
tri-
three
poly-
many
nulli-
none
ir-
in
ob-
against
fore-
before, in front of
cort-
covering
cent-
one hundred
niter-, nitro-
nitrogen
deca-, deci-
ten, tenth
neo-
new
pre-
before, in front of
aud-
ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
ef-
away from
thio-
sulfar
a-
no, not, without, away from, negative
holo-
all, entire, whole
ec-
out, outside
cine-
relationship with movement
ipsi-
same
mes-
middle
trachel-
neck
non-
no
intro-
within, into, inside
infra-
below, beneath, inferior to
exo-
out of, outside, away from
an-
no, not, without
cera-
wax
ap-, apo-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
supra-
above, upper, excessive
stric-
narrowing
ecto-
out, outside
peri-
surrounding, around
lepto-
small, soft, thin, slender
ultra-
beyond, excess
meso-
middle
dis-
negative, apart, absence of
intra-
within, inside
anti-
against
bin-
two
con-
together, with
em-
in
de-
down, lack of, from, not removal
inter-
between, among
circum-
around, about
tachy-
fast, rapid
com-
together, with
dia-
through, between, apart, complete
ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
mega-
large, great
en-
in, within, into
hyp-
deficient, decreased
ex-
out of, outside, away from
pan-
all, entire, every
eu-
good, normal, well, easy
pachy-
heavy, thick
post-
after, behind
rube-
red
mio-
smaller, less
demi-
half
bi-
twice, double, two
