Prefixes - Old Flashcards
a-
without; not; no; away from
ab-
from; away from; absent
ad-
toward; increase
alb-
white
albin/o
white
ambi-
both; both sides
an-
without; not; no
ana-
not; without; against
aniso-
unequal
ante-
before; in front
anti-
against
auto-
self
bi-
two; double
bio-
life
brady-
slow
chlor/o
green
circum-
around
cirrh/o
yellow; tawny
con-
together; with
contra-
against
cyan/o
blue
de-
down; from
dia-
through
dis-
free of; to undo
dys-
bad; difficult; painful; disordered
ecto-
outside
endo-
within; inner
eosin/o
red; rosy
epi-
upon; over
erythr/o
red
eu-
well; easily; good; normal
ex-
out; away from; outside
exo-
outside; outward
extra-
outside; beyond
glauc/o
gray; silver
hemi-
half
hetero-
different
homeo-
likeness; same
homo-
same
hydro-
water
hyp-
under; below; beneath; less than normal
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
under; below; beneath; less than normal
idio-
individual
im-
not
in-
in; inside; within; not
infra-
beneath; below; under
inter-
between
intra-
within
jaund/o
yellow
juxta-
near; beside
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
meso-
middle
meta-
beyond; after
milli-
one-thousandth
mono-
one
multi-
many
non-
not
pan-
all
para-
near; beside; beyond; two like parts
per-
through
peri-
around
poli/o
gray
poly-
many; much; excessive
post-
after; behind
pre-
before; in front
primi-
first
pseudo-
false
purpur/o
purple
quadri-
four
re-
back; again
retro-
backward; behind
rube-
red
semi-
half
sub-
under; below
supra-
above; over
sym-
joined; together
syn-
joined; together
tachy-
rapid
trans-
across; through
tri-
three
ultra-
beyond; excess
uni-
one
xanth/o
yellow
nulli-
none
tetra-
four
pro-
in front; before
lute/o
yellow