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Prefix
Prefixes
Prefix | Meaning |
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a- or an- | without |
ab- | away from |
ad- | to, toward |
ante- | before (in front of) |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | twice, double |
brady- | slow |
circum- | around |
contra- | opposed, against |
co- | with |
cyan- | blue |
cyst- | bag, bladder, sac |
dys- | difficult, painful |
ex- | without, away from |
extra- | outside of |
hemato- | blood |
hemi- | half |
hydro- | water |
hyper- | higher, more |
hypo- | lower, less |
intra- | within |
inter- | between |
leuko- | white |
micro- | small |
mega- or megal | large, great |
multi- | many |
myo- | muscle |
neo- | new |
nephro- | kidney |
para- | beside |
peri- | around |
pneumo- | air, lung, gas |
poly- | much, many |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
pseudo- | false |
pyo- | pus |
pyro- | fever |
quadra- | four |
retro- | behind |
semi- | half |
sub- | under |
super- | above, excess |
supra- | above |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across, through |
un- | against |
uni- | one |
ultra- | excess |
vaso- | vessel |