Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
uni-
A
one, single (unilateral)
2
Q
mono-
A
one, (mononucleosis)
3
Q
bi-
A
two, both (bilateral)
4
Q
di-
A
two ( diplegia)
5
Q
ambi-
A
both (ambivalent)
6
Q
Tri-
A
Three ( trivalent)
7
Q
quadra-
A
four ( quadraplegic)
8
Q
tetra-
A
four ( tetralogy)
9
Q
pan-
A
all (pandemic)
10
Q
poly-
A
many ( polycythemia)
11
Q
multi-
A
many, several ( multiphasic)
12
Q
mega-
A
large, excessive ( megaloblasts)
13
Q
olig-
A
few, scant (oliguria)
14
Q
micro-
A
very small ( microtension)
15
Q
hemi-
A
half (hemisphere)
16
Q
semi-
A
part of a whole ( semifluent )
17
Q
a-
A
without (anemia)
18
Q
an-
A
without (anerobic)
19
Q
tachy-
A
fast (tachicardial)
20
Q
brady-
A
slow( bradicardial)
21
Q
ad-
A
toward, near (adhere)
22
Q
ab-
A
away from ( absolve)
23
Q
anti-
A
against (anticoagulant)
24
Q
contra-
A
against ( contraindicated)
25
circum-
around ( circumcision)
26
peri-
around ( peritectomy)
27
de-
not, from, down (descending)
28
dia-
across, through ( diagonal)
29
trans-
across, through (transverse)
30
dis-
separate, apart ( distal)
31
epi-
upon, above ( epiglottis)
32
para-
along, beside ( parathyroid)
