Terminology - Prefixes Flashcards
a-
without, not, no
e.g. apnea
ab-
from, away from
e.g. aberrant
ad-
toward, increase
e.g. adduct
alb-
white
e.g. albino
albin/o
white
e.g. albinism
ambi-
both, both sides
e.g. ambidextrous
an-
without, not, no
e.g. anesthesia
ante-
before, in front
e.g. antecubital
anti-
against
e.g. antidote
auto-
self
e.g. autograft
bi-
two, double
e.g. bicuspid
bio-
life
e.g. biology
brady-
slow
e.g. bradycardia
circum-
around
e.g. circumduction
con-
together, with
e.g. congenital
contra-
against
e.g. contraindication
de-
down, from
e.g. descend
dia-
through
e.g. diagnosis
dis-
free of, to undo
e.g. dislocation
dys-
bad, difficult, abnormal
e.g. dyspnea
ecto-
outside
e.g. ectopic
endo-
within, inner
e.g. endoscope
epi-
upon, over
e.g. epigastric
eu-
well, easily, good, normal
e.g. eupnea
ex-
outside, away from, outside
e.g. exhale
exo-
outside, outward
e.g. exogenous
extra-
outside, beyond
e.g. extrahepatic
hemi-
half
e.g. hemiplegia
hetero-
different
e.g. heterogeneous
homeo-
same
e.g. homogenesis
hydro-
water
e.g. hydrocephalus
hyp-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
e.g. hypoxemia
hyper-
excessive
e.g. hyperemesis
hypo-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
e.g. hypoglycemia
idio-
individual
e.g. idiosyncrasy
im-
not
e.g. impotence
in-
in, inside, within, not
e. g. incompetent
e. g. inborn
infra-
beneath, below, under
e.g. infraorbital
inter-
between
e.g. intercostal
intra-
within
e.g. intravenous
juxta-
near, beside
e.g. juxtaglomerular
meso-
middle
e.g. mesoderm
meta-
beyond, after
e.g. metacarples
milli-
one-thousand
e.g. milliliter
mono-
one
e.g. monocyte
multi-
many
e.g. multipara
non-
not
e.g. noninvasive
pan-
all
e.g. pancarditis
para-
near, beside, beyond, two like parts
e.g. paracervical
per-
through
e.g. percussion
peri-
around
e.g. perianal
poly-
many, much, excessive
e.g. polyuria
post-
after, behind
e.g. postcibal
pre-
before, in front
e.g. precordial
primi-
first
e.g. primigravida
pseudo-
false
e.g. pseudoanorexia
quadri-
four
e.g. quadriplegia
re-
back, again
e.g. reactivate
retro-
backward, behind
e.g. retrocecal
rube-
red
e.g. rubella
semi-
half
e.g. semiconscious
sub-
under, below
e.g. subcutaneous
supra
above, over
e.g. suprapubic
sym-
joined, together
e.g. sympathetic
“joined in disease”
syn-
joined, together
e.g. syndrome
tachy-
rapid
e.g. tachycardia
trans-
across, through
e.g. transurethral
tri-
three
e.g. triceps
ultra-
beyond, excess
e.g. ultrasound
uni-
one
e.g. uninuclear
