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Section 1 - Prefixes
Common Medical Prefix's
Question | Answer |
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a, an | without, absence of, lack, no, not |
ab | away from |
ad | to; toward, near |
ana | up; again |
ante | before, in front of, forward |
anti | against, opposed |
apo | upon |
aut | self |
bi | two, both |
bin | two |
brady | slow |
cata | down |
con | together |
contra | against, opposite |
de | down from |
dia | complete, across, apart, through |
dis | free from |
dys | labored, difficult, painful |
e- ec | out, outside, away from |
ecto | outer, outside |
endo | within, inside |
epi | on, upon |
eso | inward |
eu | normal |
ex | outside |
exo | outward |
extra | beyond |
hemi | half |
hyper | excessive, above, beyond, more than normal |
hypo | below, deficient, less than normal, beneath |
in | into, no |
infra | below |
inter | between |
intra | within, inside |
mal | bad |
meso | middle |
meta | after |
micro | small |
multi | many |
neo | new |
nulli | none |
pan | total |
para | beside, about, near |
per | through |
peri | surrounding (outer) around |
poly | many |
post | after |
pre | before, in front of |
pro, pros | before, forward, in front of |
re | back, behind |
retro | back, backward |
semi | half |
sub | below, under, beneath |
super | above |
supra | above |
sym | together, with |
syn | joined, together, with |
tacky | fast |
tetra | four |
trans | through, across, over, beyond |
tri | three |
ultra | excess |
uni | one |