Vocab Prefixes Flashcards
A- or An-
Absence of, without, not
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
to, toward, near
Ambi-
both
Ante-
before
Anti-
against
Arthro-
joint
Auto-
self
Bi-
two
Bio-
life
Circum-
around
Contra-
against, opposed
Cost-
rib
Counter-
against
Cut-
skin
Cyst-
sac
Derma-
skin
Di-
two
Dis-
the opposite of, apart
Dors-
back
En-
in
End-
within
Epi-
on, upon
Erythro-
red
Ex- or E-
from, without
Exo-
outside
Extra-
outside, in addition
Hem-, Hema-
blood
Hemi-
half
Hetero-
other
Homo-
same
Hyper-
above, excessive
Hypo-
below, deficiency
In-
within, into, not
Infra-
below, underneath
Inter-
between, among
Leuko-
white
Lip-
fat
Mal-
disordered, bad
Micro-
small
Myelo-
narrow, spinal cord
Myo-
muscle
Neuro-
nerve
Os- Osteo-
bone, marrow, spinal cord
Para-
beside, the opposite, abnormal
Path-
disease
Ped-
foot, relationship to child
Peri-
around, about
Pneumo-
air, lung
Poly-
many
Post-
after
Pre-
before, for
Psuedo-
false
Quad-
four
Retro-
backward, behind
Semi-
half
Septic-
poison
Sub-
under
Super-
above, greater, over
Supra-
above, upon
Sym. syn-
with, together
Thoraco-
chest
Trans-
across, beyond
Tri-
three
Uni-
one