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Med. Term. Prefixes
Prefixes for medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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a- | without, not, no |
an- | no, not, without |
ante- | forward, in front of, before |
anti- | against |
dys- | abnormal, difficult, bad |
endo- | within |
end- | within |
epi- | above |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypo- | below, deficient |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
neo- | new |
par- | near, beside |
para- | abnormal |
per- | through |
poly- | many |
mono- | one |
pro- | before, forward |
macro- | large |
non- | not |
pan- | all |
allo | other, different |
auto- | self |
trans- | across |
brady- | slow |
tachy- | fast |
tetra- | four |
ec- | out of |
echo- | sound |
re- | again |
crypt- | hidden |
peri- | surrounding |
exo- | outside |
sub- | under |
extra- | outside |
en- | in |
retro- | backward |
dia- | through, complete |
trans- | through |
primi- | first |
nulli- | none |
syn- | together |
bin- | two |
supra- | above |
eso- | inward |
bi- | two |
contra- | opposite |
ipsi- | same |
meta- | beyond, change |
mid- | middle |
uni- | one |
ad- | toward |
af- | toward |
agora- | marketplace |
amphi- | both |
apo- | separate, away from |
brachy- | short |
cata- | down |
con- | together |
de- | down, lack of |
di- | two, both |
dis- | bad, abnormal, apart |
e- | outward, out |
ef- | away from |
ecto- | outward, outer |
eu- | normal |
ex- | out |
hemi- | half |
homo- | same |
in- | in, not |
infra- | down |
levo- | left |
mal- | bad, poor |
meso- | middle |
micro- | small |
multi- | many |
oxy- | rapid |
post- | behind, after |
pre- | before, in front of |
quadri- | four |
re- | back, backward, again |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond |
ab- | away from |
acro- | heights, extremes, extremities |
acu- | sharp |