Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
poly-
A
many
polycystic
2
Q
di-
A
two
diencephalon
3
Q
dia-
A
complete. through
diameter, diapedesis
4
Q
enter-
A
intestine
enterokinase, gastroenterisis
5
Q
ex-, exo-
A
outside
exogenous
6
Q
semi-
A
half
semiprone
7
Q
macro-
A
large
macrophage
8
Q
hyper-
A
above, in excess
hypertension
9
Q
erythr-
A
red
erythrocyte
10
Q
hemi-
A
half
hemianopia
11
Q
post-
A
after
postmortem
12
Q
sym-, syn-
A
together, joined
symphysis, synechia
13
Q
quad-
A
four
quadriceps
14
Q
intra-
A
inside
intramuscular
15
Q
pseudo-
A
fake
pseudocyst
16
Q
tri-
A
three
tricuspid
17
Q
per-
A
through
percutaneous
18
Q
ultra-
A
above, beyond, extra
ultrasound
19
Q
micro-
A
small
microglia
20
Q
re-
A
back, again
reflux
21
Q
infra-
A
underneath, below
infraorbital
22
Q
sarco-
A
muscle
sarcomere
23
Q
brady-
A
slow
bradycardia
24
Q
super-, supra-
A
over, above
superinfection, suprarenal
25
jaun-
yellow
| jaundice
26
melan-
black
| melanoma
27
para-
next to, around, beyond
| paracrine
28
de-
take way, reduce
| decompression
29
leuk/o-, leuc/o-
white
| leukocidins, leucocyte
30
bi-, bin-
two
| biceps, binaural
31
retro-
behind
| retrograde
32
pan-
all
| pamdemic
33
a-, an-
without, missing
| aplasia, anaemia
34
card-
heart
| cardiac
35
contra-
against
| contraception
36
hypo-
below, deficient
| hypocalcaemia
37
ad-
to, toward
| adduct
38
chlor-
green
| chloropsia
39
baro-
pressure
| baroreceptor
40
hetero-
different
| heterozygous
41
multi-
many
| multigravida
42
homo-
same
| homograft
43
inter-
between
| intercostal
44
anti-
against
| antiviral
45
lymph-
lymph tissue
| lymphatic
46
cyan-
blue
| cyanopsia
47
dis-
undo, take away from
| dislocate
48
eu-
normal, good
| eustress
49
dys-
difficult, abnormal
| dysuria
50
ambi-
both
| ambidextrous
51
purpur-
purple
| purpura
52
pan-
all
| neoplasm
53
tachy-
fast
| tachycardia
54
endo-
inside
| endoderm
55
mal-
bad, abdomal
| malnutrition
56
neo-
new
| neoplasm
57
epi-
on, over, covering
| epidermis
58
trans-
through, across
| transcutaneous
59
ab-
from, away from
| abductor
60
con-
together
| concrescence
61
ante-
before
| antenatal
62
sub-
under, beneath
| subdural
63
rube-
red
| rubor
64
meta-
change
| metabolize
65
ecto-
outside
| ectoderm
66
intra-
between
| intercostal
67
circum-
around
| circumduction
68
extra-
outside of
| extracellular
69
in-, im-
not
| inappetence
70
meso-
middle, medium
| mesoderm
71
mono-
one
| monoclonal
72
pre-, pro-
before
| premenopausal
73
peri-
surrounding
| perimenopause
74
uni-
one
| uniovular
