Medical Terminology Flash Cards: Prefixes Starting with P or Q

This set of flash cards features twelve common prefixes starting with the letter p or q. Being able to break down words into separate word parts may help readers to better understand some of those long medical terminology words that seem so daunting at first glance.

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Prefixes Flash Cards

Free medical terminology flash cards

Post-

Prefix meaning after, behind

Purpur/o

Prefix meaning purple

Per-

Prefix meaning through

Peri-

Prefix meaning around

Quadri-

Prefix meaning four

Poli/o

Prefix meaning gray

Pseudo-

Prefix meaning false

Pan-

Prefix meaning all

Primi-

Prefix meaning first

Poly-

Prefix meaning many, much, excessive

Para-

Prefix meaning near, beside, beyond, two like parts

Pre-

Prefix meaning before, in front

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