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prefixes
prefixes and meanings
Question | Answer |
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a,an | without |
angio | blood or lymph vessel |
ante | before |
anti | inhibit, oppose |
arterio | artery |
bio | living organisms |
brady | slow |
cide | kill |
cervic | neck |
contra | against |
contra | against |
de | remove from |
dys | abnormal, difficult |
endo | inside |
extra | outside, in addition |
gluc | glucose |
hyper | to much |
hypo | to little |
hyper | high |
hypo | low |
inter | between, among |
intra | within |
macro | large, long |
mal | abnormal |
mega | large |
micro | small |
nephro | kidney |
neo | new |
osteo | bone |
para | around |
phag | eat |
phleb | vein |
poly | many, much |
post | after, behind |
pre | before, in front |
psych | mind, mental |
pulmo | lung |
sub | below, underlying |
tachy | to fast |
vaso | blood vessels |