Prefixes (Intro to Med Term) Flashcards
a-
without
an-
without
anti-
against
apo-
separation from
bi-
two/twice/double
brady-
slow
cata-
down/under
contra-
against/opposite
de-
down/from
di-
double/2/twice
dia-
through/between
dys-
painful/bad/difficult
dis-
to free/undo
ecto-
outside
endo-
inside/within
epi-
upon/over/at
ex-
out/away from
eu-
normal/well
hemi-
half
hyper-
above/excessive
hypo-
less than/below
inter-
between
intra-
within
macro-
large/long
mal-
bad/poor/abnormal
mega-, megal
great/large
micro-
small size
nulli-
none
para-
near/beside,
peri-
around/about
pre-
before/infront
poly-
many/much
post-
after/behind
quad-/quadra-
opposite/abnormal
retro-
backward/behind
sub-
under/beneath
supra
above
sym-
together, with, along
syn-
joined/together
tachy-
fast/swift
tetra-
four
tri-
three
uni-
one