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Prefixes
Medical Terminology Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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ante- | before, in front of |
a- | without |
an- | without |
anti- | against |
brady- | slow |
de- | without |
dys- | painful, difficult |
pachy- | thick |
tachy- | fast |
endo- | within, inner |
epi- | above, upon |
ex- | outward |
extra- | outside of |
hypo- | below |
infra- | below, under |
inter- | between |
intra- | inside, within |
para- | alongside, near |
peri- | around, near |
retro- | backward, behind |
sub- | beneath, under |
supra- | above |
trans- | across, through |
bi- | two |
di- | two |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, more than normal |
hypo- | insufficient, less than normal |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
nulli- | none |
pan- | all |
poly- | many, much |
primi- | first |
quadri- | four |
tri- | three |
ultra- | excess |
uni- | one |
neo- | new |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
auto- | self |
eu- | normal, good |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
per- | through |