Medical Terminology – Common Prefixes (Location, Number, Description)

Vocabulary flashcards covering common medical prefixes that describe location, number, and descriptive qualities.

pre-

before

pro-

before

ante-

before

retro-

behind

dors/o-

behind

poster/o-

behind

infra-

below

sub-

below

hypo-

below, deficient

inter-

between

endo-

inside, within

mid-

middle

para-

near, beside

exo-

outside, outward

ecto-

outside, external

extra-

outside, beyond

later/o-

side

dia-

through, across

per-

through, throughout

intra-

within, inside

deci-

one-tenth (1/10)

centi-

one-hundredth (1/100)

milli-

one-thousandth (1/1000)

kilo-

one thousand (1000)

primi-

first

proto-

first, original

quadr-

four

semi-

half, partial

hemi-

half

nulli-

none

uni-

one, single

mono-

one

diplo-

two, double

bi-

two, twice

tri-

three

post-

after, behind

mal-

bad, poor

meta-

beyond, change

ambi-

both, double, around

amphi-

both, double

hetero-

different, other

dys-

difficult, painful, abnormal

eu-

good, easy, normal

iso-

equal, same

pseudo-

false, deceptive

tachy-

fast, rapid

Large

Macro

Many

Multi,poly

Same

Homo

Slow

Brady

Small

Micro

Unequal

Aniso-

Without

A-,an-