Prefixes and Medical Specialties Flashcards
1
Q
Hemi
A
Half
2
Q
Semi
A
Partly
3
Q
Hypo
A
Beneath or below
4
Q
Hyper
A
Excessive or more than normal
5
Q
Pan
A
All
6
Q
Nulli
A
None
7
Q
Multi and Poly
A
many
8
Q
Super and Ultra
A
Beyond or excessive
9
Q
Macro and Mega
A
Large
10
Q
Micro
A
Small
11
Q
Ab
A
Away from
12
Q
Ad
A
Toward
13
Q
Ante and Pre
A
Before
14
Q
Circum and Peri
A
Surrounding
15
Q
Dia
A
Through
16
Q
Ecto, Ex, Exo, Extra
A
out, outside, or away from
17
Q
En, End, Endo
A
inside or within
18
Q
Epi
A
above, upon, or on
19
Q
Infra and Sub
A
beneath or under
20
Q
Inter
A
Between
21
Q
Intra
A
Within or into
22
Q
Trans and Per
A
across or through
23
Q
Meso and Mid
A
middle
24
Q
Para
A
near or beside, or abnormal
25
Q
Post and Retro
A
behind
26
Q
Super and Supra
A
above
27
Q
Sym and Syn
A
Joined, together or with
