Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
A-, An-
A
without, lack of, deficient;
Atresia;
anesthesia
2
Q
Ab-
A
away from, from;
Abduction
3
Q
Ad-
A
to, near, toward;
Adduction
4
Q
Andro-
A
male, man;
Androgen
5
Q
Ante-
A
before;
Antepartum
6
Q
Anti-
A
against;
Anticoagulant
7
Q
Basi-
A
base, foundation;
Basal nuclei
8
Q
Bi-
A
two, double, twice;
Bifurcate
9
Q
Cata-
A
down, lower, under;
Catabolism
10
Q
Circum-
A
Circumduction
11
Q
Co-, Con-
A
with, together;
Congenital
12
Q
Contra-
A
against, opposite;
Contralateral
13
Q
Crypt-
A
hidden, concealed;
Cyptorchidism
14
Q
De-
A
down, from;
Deciduous
15
Q
Di-, Diplo-
A
two; Diploid
16
Q
Dis-
A
away from;
Deciduous
17
Q
Dys-
A
painful, difficult;
Dysfunction
18
Q
E-, Ec-, Ef-
A
out from, out of;
Excretion
19
Q
Ecto-, Exo-
A
outer, outside;
Exocrine
20
Q
Em-, En-
A
in, on;
Empyema
21
Q
End-, Endo-
A
inside;
Endocardium
22
Q
Epi-
A
upon, on, above;
Epidermis
23
Q
Eu-
A
well;
Eupnea
24
Q
Extra-
A
outside, beyond, in addition to;
Extracellular
25
Gen-
originate, produce, form;
| Genetics
26
Hemi-
half;
| Hemiplegia
27
Heter-, Hetero-
other, different;
| Heterogeneous
28
Homeo-, Homo-
unchanging, the same, steady;
| Homeostasis
29
Hyper-
beyond, extensive;
| Hypersecretion
30
Hypo-
under, below, deficient;
| Hypoplasia
31
In-, Im-
in, inside, not;
| Incontinent
32
Inter-
among, between;
| Interphase
33
Intra-
within, inside;
| Intracellular
34
Later-
side;
| Lateral
35
Macro-
large, great;
| Macrophage
36
Mal-
bad, abnormal;
| Malignant
37
Medi-, Meso-
middle;
| Medial
38
Mega-
great, large;
| Megakaryocyte
39
Meta-
after, beyond;
| Metacarpus
40
Micro-
small;
| Microfilament
41
Mono-
one;
| Monocyte
42
Neo-
new;
| Neonatal
43
Oligo-
small, deficient;
| Oliguria
44
Ortho-
straight, normal;
| Orthopedics
45
Para-
near, beyond, apart from, beside;
| Psinus
46
Peri-
around;
| Pericardium
47
Poly-
much, many;
| Polycythemia
48
Post-
after, beyond;
| Postnatal
49
Pre-, Pro-
before, in front of; Pronation
50
Pseud-, Pseudo-
false;
| Pseudopods
51
Retro-
backward, located behind;
| Retroflex
52
Semi-
half;
| Semicircular
53
Sub-
under, beneath, below;
| Submucosa
54
Super-
above, beyond;
| Superficial
55
Supra-
above, over;
| Supraopticohypophy
56
Sym-, Syn-
with, together, jointed;
57
Tachy-
rapid;
| Tachycardia
58
Trans-
across, through, beyond;
| Transverse
59
Tri-
three;
| Trigone
