Prefixes Flashcards
Chapter 1
1
Q
a-
aphasia
A
not
2
Q
an-
anemia
A
not
3
Q
anti-
antibiotics
A
against
4
Q
contra-
contraceptive
A
against
5
Q
de-
dehydration
A
down, away from
6
Q
ante-
antepartum
A
before
7
Q
pre-
precondition
A
before
8
Q
pro-
probiotic
A
before, on behalf of
9
Q
brady-
bradycardia
A
slow
10
Q
tachy-
tachycardia
A
fast
11
Q
post-
postpartum
A
after
12
Q
re
rehabilitation
A
again
13
Q
ab-
abduct
A
away
14
Q
ad-
adrenaline
A
toward
15
Q
circum-
circumcision
A
around
16
Q
peri-
pericardium
A
around
17
Q
dia-
diagnostic
A
through
18
Q
trans-
translate
A
through
19
Q
e-
evoke
A
out
20
Q
ec-
ectopic
A
out
21
Q
ex-
exhale
A
out
22
Q
ecto-
ectoderm
A
outside
23
Q
exo-
exoskeleton
A
outside
24
Q
extra-
A
outside
25
en-
| enema
in, inside
26
endo-
| endocrine
in, inside
27
intra-
| intravenous
in, inside
28
epi-
| epididymus
upon
29
sub-
| subcutaneous
beneath
30
inter-
| intercostal
between
31
bi-
| bilateral
two
32
hemi-
| hemiplegia
half
33
semi-
| semilunar
half
34
hyper-
| hyperthermia
over
35
hypo-
| hypothermia
under
36
macro-
| macrotia
large
37
micro-
| microdontia
small
38
mono-
| monocyte
one
39
uni-
| unisex
one
40
oligo-
| oligomenorrhea
few
41
pan-
| pancytopenia
all
42
poly-
| plygraph
many
43
multi-
| multicellular
many
44
con-
| congestion
with, together
45
syn-
| syndrome
with, together
46
sym-
| symmetry
with, together
47
dys-
| dysentery
bad
48
eu-
| euphoria
good
49
When reading the word what comes:
1.
2.
3,
1. Suffix
2. prefix
3. Root
50
Translate pericaridum
suffix
prefix
roog
suffix: -ium means tissue
prefix: peri-means around
root: card-means heart
Translation: tissue around the heart
