Quiz 4 Study Guide - Common Prefixes and Suffixes

Vocabulary flashcards for general medical prefixes and suffixes based on the Quiz 4 Study Guide.

a-, an-

without

ab-

away, from

ad-

toward

ambi-

both excess

ante-

before with

anti-

against

auto-

self

bi-

two, twice, double

brady-

slow

circum-

around

contra-

against

de-

down

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

endo-

within, inside

epi-

above, on

eu-

normal, good

ex, extra-, exo-

outside of

hemi-

halfRY

hyper-

above, excessive, increased

hypo-

below, decreased, insufficient

infra-

beneath

inter-

between, among

intra-

within, during

levo-

to the left

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega-

exceptionally large

meso-

middle

meta-

over, beyond

micro-

small

mono-

one

multi-

many

neo-

new

nulli-

none

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after, behind

pre-, pro-

before

presby-

older age

primi-

first

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four

retro-

behind, in back of

sten-

narrowed

sub-

under

super-, supra-

above, excess

sym-, syn-

together, with

tachy-

fast

trans-

across

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond, excess

uni-

one

-age

related to

-cidal, -cide

pertaining to killing

-form

shape

-fuge

driving away

-iatry, -iatrist

healing by a provider, healer

-ical

pertaining to

-ion

process

-logy, -logist

study of, one who studies

-ole

little, small

-phylaxis

protection, prevention

-pnea

breathing

-therapy

treatment

-uria

urine