Prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
without
anti-, contra-
against or opposed to
de-
from, down, or not
ab-
away from
ad-
to, toward, or near
circum-, peri-
around
dia-, trans-
across or through
e-, ec-, ex-
out or away
ecto-, exo-, extra-
outside
en-, endo-, intra-
within
epi-
upon
inter-
between
meso-
middle
meta-
beyond, after, or change
para-
alongside of or abnormal
retro-
backward or behind
sub-, infra-
below or under
bi-
two or both
hemi-, semi-
half
hyper-
above or excessive
hypo-
below or deficient
macro-
large or long
micro-
small
mono-, uni-
one
oligo-
few or deficient
pan-
all
poly-, multi-
many
quadri-
four
super-, supra-
above or excessive
tri-
three
ultra-
beyond or excessive
ante-, pre-, pro-
before
brady-
slow
tachy-
fast
post-
after or behind
re-
again or back
con-, syn-, sym-
together or with
dys-
painful, difficult, or faulty
eu-
good or normal
neo-
new
Abduction
movement away from the body
Adduction
movement to, toward, or near the body
Circumduction
movement that is around
Diagonal
angle that moves across or through
Inversion
turning in
Eversion
turn out or away
Unilateral
one side
Bilateral
both sides
Subcutaneous
below or under the skin
Epidermal
upon the skin
Transdermal
across or through the skin
Intradermal
within the skin
Extracellular
outside the cell
Intracellular
within the cell
Intercellular
between cells
Eccentric
away, below or under center
Infraumbilical
below or under the umbilicus (navel)
Endoderm
innermost layer
Mesoderm
middle layer
Ectoderm
outer layer
Endocrine gland
gland that secrete within the body
Exocrine gland
gland that secretes outside the body
Endoscope
instrument used to examine within the body
Encapsulated
held within
Hypoglycemia
deficient levels of blood glucose (sugar)
Hyperglycemia
excessive levels of blood glucose (sugar)
Hypothermia
body temperature is below normal
Hyperthermia
body temperature is above normal
Suprarenal
above the kidney
Supernumerary
numbers that are too many to count
Ultrasound
sound beyond which can be heard by humans
Macrocyte
large cell
Microcyte
small cell
Mononeuropathy
the disease of one nerve
Polyneuropathy
the disease of many nerves
Quadriplegia
condition of paralysis of all four limbs
Panacea
a cure all
Pansinusitis
refers to an inflammation of all of the sinuses
Semilunar
half-moon shape
Hemicephalic
one-half of the head
Anaerobic
without air
Aphasia
loss of ability to understand or express speech
Dysphasia
condition of difficult speech
Dysphagia
condition of difficult swallowing
Aphagia
no ability to swallow
Contraceptive
against or opposed to conception
Anti-inflammatory
acts against or opposed to inflammation
Proactive
an action made before
Retroposition
a structure that is backwards or behind
Tachycardia
condition of a fast heart
Bradycardia
condition of a slow heart
Bradypnea
refers to slow breathing
Tachypnea
refers to fast breathing
Antenatal, Prenatal
the time before birth
Perinatal
the time around birth
Postnatal
time after birth
Neonatal
newborn
Eutocia
good or normal labor
Dystocia
painful, difficult, or faulty labor
