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Chapter 3 Flashcard Assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prefix | Meaning |
| bi-, di- | twice, double |
| brachy- | short |
| hemi- | half |
| iso- | equal, same |
| meg(a)-, megal(o)- | large |
| micr(o)- | small, microscopic |
| mon(o)- | single |
| multi- | many |
| pan-, pant(o) | all, entire |
| pluri- | several, more |
| quadra-, quadri- | four |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one, single |
| ab-, abs | away from |
| ad- | toward, to |
| ana- | up, toward |
| apo- | derived, separate |
| cata- | down |
| circum- | around |
| di-, dif-, dir,-, dis- | not, separated |
| dia- | through |
| ect(o)- | outside |
| epi- | over |
| ex- | out of, away from |
| exo- | external, on the outside |
| extra- | without, on the outside |
| infra- | positioned beneath |
| intra- | within |
| mes(o) | middle, median |
| para- | near, adjacent, beside |
| per- | through, intensely |
| peri- | around, about, near |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sub- | less than, under, inferior |
| supra- | above, over |
| tran- | across, through |
| actin, ante | before |
| post- | after, following |
| pre- | before |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before, forward |
| a- | without |
| ambi- | both, around |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against, opposing |
| brady- | slow |
| co-, col-, com-, con-, cor- | together |
| contra- | against |
| de- | away from |
| dys- | abnormal |
| eu- | well, good, normal |
| hyper- | above normal, overly |
| hypo- | below normal |
| mal- | bad, inadequate |
| re- | again, backward |
| semi- | half |
| syl-, sym-, syn-,sys- | together |
| tachy- | fast |
| ultra- | beyond, excessive |
| un- | not |
| auto- | self |
| meta- | behind, after, beyond |
| par(a) | beside, abnormal, involving two parts |