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Medical Prefixes..
Health Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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a- | without, absence of |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ambi- | both, both sides, around, about |
an- | without, absence of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
circum- | around |
con- | together, with |
contra- | against, opposite |
di- | twice, two, double |
dia- | through, across |
dys- | painful, different, bad |
ec- | out, outside |
ecto- | out, outside |
en- (end-) | within, inner |
endo- | within, inner |
epi- | above, upon |
eso- | inward |
eu- | good, normal |
ex- (exo-) | away from, external or outside |
extra- | away from, external or outside |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
hypo- | below normal, beneath |
in- | without, absence of/within, inner |
infra- | positioned beneath, below, beneath |
inter- | between |
intra- | within, inner, in |
iso- | same, equal |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad, inadequate |
micro- | small |
mono- | one, single |
multi- | many, much |
neo- | new |
oligo- | deficient, deficiency |
pan- | all |
para- | near, beside |
peri- | near, beside |
poly- | much, many |
post- | after, following |
pre- | before |
pro- | before, forward |
quadri- | four |
re- | behind, back |
retro- | behind, back |
semi- | half |
sub- | below normal, beneath |
super- | excessive, above normal |
supra- | excessive, above normal |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
tetra- | four |
tox- | poisonous |
trans- | through or across |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond |
uni- | one |