Medical Prefixes #1-28

Vocabulary flashcards covering common medical prefixes and their meanings.

a-, an-

without, not, lacking

ab-, abs-, de-

away

ad-

toward, to

ambi-

both sides

ante-, fore-

before

cata-

going down, against

co-, con-

with, together

contra-, anti-

against

cycl-

circle, cycle

dextro-

right

dia-, trans-

through

dis-

separate, not

dys-

abnormal, painful, difficult

ecto-

outside

endo-

inside, within

epi-

over, upon

eu-

normal, good

ex-, exo-, extra-

outside

hetero-

other, different

homo-, homeo-

same, unchanging

idio-, auto-

self

infra-

below, beneath, inferior

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

same, equal

juxta-

near

mal-

bad, not adequate

meso-, medi-

middle