Prefixes Flashcards
1
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a-, an-
A
without, not, absence of
2
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ab-
A
away from the midline
3
Q
ad-, ac-, af-, al-
A
to, towards, near
4
Q
ante-
A
before, in front
5
Q
anti-
A
against, opposite
6
Q
bi-, bin-, bis-
A
two, double, both, twice
7
Q
brady-
A
slow
8
Q
circum-
A
around
9
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co-, col-, com-, con-
A
together, with, very
10
Q
contra-
A
against, opposed
11
Q
cum-
A
with
12
Q
de-
A
away from, down, absent
13
Q
dis-, dif-, di-
A
apart, away
14
Q
dys-
A
difficulty with, disturbed function of, painful
15
Q
ecto-
A
outside, without
16
Q
endo-
A
within, inside
17
Q
epi-
A
upon, on
18
Q
eu-
A
good, well, normal
19
Q
ex-, e-, ef-
A
out of, away from
20
Q
extra-
A
(on the) outside, beyond
21
Q
haem-, ahem-, haema-
A
relating to blood
22
Q
holo-
A
whole
23
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hyper-
A
greater than normal
24
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hypo-
A
less than normal
25
in-, il-, im-, ir-
not, in, into, very, thoroughly
26
infra-
below, beneath
27
inter-
between
28
intra-
inside
29
intro-
within into, inward
30
iso-
equal, same
31
karyo
nut, pertaining to the nucleus
32
leuco-, leuko-
white
33
macro-
large in size, big
34
mast-
relating to the breast
35
megaly-, magalo-
something that has grown larger than normal
36
meso-
middle, among
37
meta-
after, beyond, among, between
38
micro-
small in size
39
myo-
relating to the muscles
40
neo-
new
41
nephro-
pertaining to the kidney
42
neuro-
relating to nerves (sometimes to tendons)
43
oligo-
few
44
osteo-
relating to bone
45
oto-
relating to the ear
46
pan-
all
47
para-
beside, alongside
48
per-
through
49
peri-
around
50
poly-
many, much
51
post-
after, behind
52
pre-, pro-
in front of, before, prior
53
proto-
first
54
pseudo-
false
55
retro-
behind
56
sarco-
relating to flesh
57
sub-
under
58
super-, supra-
above, excess
59
tachy-
fast
60
thrombo-
relating to blood clotting
61
sys-
together, with
62
trans-
across, through
