Flashcards Medical Prefixes

a, an-

no, without, lack of, apart

anti, contra-

against

auto-

self

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

cac, mal-

bad

dia-

through, between

dys-

bad, difficult, painful, abnormal

eu-

good, normal

ex, exo-

out, away from

hetero-

different

homeo-

similar, same, likeness, constant

hydro-

water

micro-

small

oligo-

scanty, little

pan-

all

pseudo-

false

sym, syn-

together, with

ad-

toward, near

bi-

two, double

de-

down, away from

di-

two, double

ec, ecto-

out, outside, outer

end, endo-

within, inner

ep, epi-

upon, over, above

hyper-

above, beyond, excessive

hypo--

below, under, deficient

in-

in, into, not

para-

beside, along, abnormal

poly-

many, much, excessive

post-

after, behind

pre-/pro-

before, in front

super-

upper, above

supra-

above, beyond

ab-

away from

ana-

up, apart, backward

ante-

before, forward

cata-

down

circum, peri

around

meso-

middle

retro-

backward

ambi-

both

bin-

twice, two

nulli

none

primi-

first