Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
without, not
2
Q
brady-
A
slow
3
Q
circum-, peri-
A
around
4
Q
dia-, trans-
A
through, across
5
Q
dipl-, diplo-
A
double
6
Q
dys-
A
bad, painful, difficult
7
Q
endo-, intra-
A
in, within
8
Q
hemi-
A
one half
9
Q
hetero-
A
different
10
Q
homo-, homeo-
A
same
11
Q
hyper-
A
excessive, above normal
12
Q
hypo-
A
under, below, deficient
13
Q
macro-
A
large
14
Q
micro-
A
small
15
Q
mono-, uni-
A
one
16
Q
multi-, poly-
A
many, much
17
Q
peri-, circum-
A
around
18
Q
post-
A
after, behind
19
Q
pre-, pro-
A
before, in front of
20
Q
primi-
A
first
21
Q
quadri-
A
four
22
Q
retro-
A
backward, behind
23
Q
super-
A
upper, above
24
Q
tachy-
A
fast
25
Q
tri-
A
three
26
Q
-ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ior, -ous, -tic
Amy’s ants are early in ignoring Ian’s odd tactics.
May be missing one
A
pertaining to
27
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
28
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling
29
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
30
Q
-cyte
A
cell
31
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
