Prefixes Medterms Flashcards
a-*
Meaning not/without/-less
an-*
Meaning not/without/-less
anti-
Meaning against/opposite/contrary
auto-
Meaning self
brady-
Meaning slow/slowness
de-
Meaning from/down/away from
dys-
Meaning painful/abnormal/difficult
endo-
Meaning within/in
epi-
Meaning upon/on/over
eu-
Meaning normal
ex-
Meaning beyond/away from/out of
extra-
Meaning beyond/outside
hetero-
Meaning different
homo-
Meaning same
hyper-*
Meaning above/excessive
hypo-
Meaning below/incompetent
in-
Meaning in/on
inter-
Meaning between
intra-
Meaning within
macro-
Meaning large/long
micro-
Meaning small
neo-
Meaning new
para-
Meaning beside/beyond/around
per-
Meaning through
peri-
Meaning surrounding (outer)
post-
Meaning after
pre-*
Meaning before
pro-*
Meaning before
pseudo-
Meaning false
re-
Meaning again/backwards
retro-
Meaning in back of/behind in location
sub-
Meaning below/under
tachy-
Meaning fast/rapid
trans-
Meaning through/across/beyond
ultra-*
Meaning high/above normal
un-
Meaning not/without
bi-
Meaning two
hemi-*
Meaning one half
mono-
Meaning one
multi-
Meaning more/more than average
nulli-
Meaning no/none/null
pan-
Meaning all/whole
poly-
Meaning much/many
semi-*
Meaning half
quadri-*
Meaning four
tetra- *
Meaning four
tri-
Meaning three