Prefixes COPIED Flashcards
pro-
before, in behalf of
calci-
calcium
hydra-
relating to water
e-
out of, from
hypo-
deficient, decreased
super-
above, excessive, higher than
nor-
chemical compound
un-
not
os-
mouth, bone
abs-
away from
extra-
on the outside, beyond, outside
multi-
many, much
uni-
one
trans-
through, across
co-
together, with, association
mal-
bad, poor, evil
primi-
first
end-, endo-
in, within, inside
micro-
small
amph-
around, on both sides, doubly
ambi-
both sides, around or about, double
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
contra-
against, counter, opposite
tetra-
four
af-
toward, to
es-
out of, outside, away from
juxta-
beside, near, nearby
brady-
slow
brachy-
short
mono-
one, single
milli-
one-thousandth
venter-
abdomen
at-
toward, to
retro-
behind, backward, back of
di-
twice, twofold, double
sym-
with, together, joined together
iso-
equal
syn-
together, with, union, association
gen-
producing, forming
ento-
within
mid-
middle
asthen-
weakness, lack of strength
in-
in, into, not, without
sub-
under, less, below
edem-
swelling, fluid, tumor
ante-
before, in front of, forward
hemi-
half
im-
not
hyper-
excessive, increased