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Phlebotomy Prefixes
Prefixes from Phlebotomy Handbook 8th Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| ana | up |
| ante | before |
| cata | down |
| circum, peri | around |
| ecto | out, outer |
| endo | within |
| epi | upon, above |
| ex | out, away |
| extra | outside, beyond |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| hypo | below, deficient |
| infra | below |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| meso | middle |
| para | beside |
| peri | through |
| retro | backward |
| sub | below, under |
| super | above |
| supra | above, beyond |
| ambi | both |
| bi | two, double |
| centi | a hundred |
| deca | ten |
| dipl | double |
| di (s) | two |
| milli | one-thousandth |
| multi | many, much |
| nulli | none |
| poly | many |
| primi | first |
| quadri | four |
| quint | five |
| semi, hemi | half |
| tetra | four |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |
| a,an | without, lack of |
| ante, anti, contra | against |
| auto | self |
| brachy | short |
| brady | slow |
| cac, mal | bad |
| dia | through |
| dys | bad, before, difficult |
| eu | good |
| hetero | different |
| hemeo | similar, same |
| hydro | water |
| mega | large, great |
| micro | small |
| oligo | scanty, little |
| pan | all |
| pre | before, in front of |
| pro | before |
| pseudo | false |
| sym, syn | together |