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A&P Prefixes09
A&P Prefixes - Carnegie Institute
Question | Answer |
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a / an- / ar- | Without / Lack of |
ab- | Away from |
ad- | to / toward |
ambi- | both |
amphi- | both sides |
ana- | up / apart |
ante- | before / in front of / forward |
anter/o- | in front / before |
anti- | against |
anis/o- | unequal / dissimilar |
auto- | self |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
cata- | down |
circum- | around |
co / com / con- | together |
contra- | against / opposite |
de- | lack of / down / away from |
dextr/o- | right side |
di- | two |
dia- | between / through / complete |
dipl- / dipl/o- | double / two-fold |
dors/o- | back |
dys- | painful / difficult / bad |
ec- / ex- | out / out from |
ect/o- / exo- / extra- | outside / outward |
em / en- | in |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon / above |
eu- | good / normal |
extra- | outside |
hemi- | half |
heter/o- | different |
hidr/o- | sweat |
homo- | same |
hydr/o- | water |
hyper- | above / excessive / beyond |
hypo- | below / deficient / under |
im- / in- | not / in |
infra- | below / inferior to |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
is/o- | equal |
later/o- | side |
macro- | Large |
mal- | bad |
meso- / mid- / medi- | middle |
meta- | change / beyond / after / over |
micro- | small |
mon/o- | one |
multi- | many / much |
neo- | new |
pachy- | thick |
pan- | all |
para- | beside / along side / near |
per- | through |
peri- | around / surrounding |
poly- | many / much |
post- | after / behind |
poster/o- | posterior / behind / towards the back |
pre- | before / in front of |
primi- | first |
pro- | before |
pseud/o- | false |
quad / quadri- | four |
re- | back / again |
retro- | behind / backward |
scler/o- | hard |
semi- | part of / half |
sinistr/o- | left side |
sub- | below / under |
super- | above / upper / excessive |
supra- | above / upon |
sym / syn- | together / with / joined |
tachy- | fast |
tetra- | four |
trans- | across / through |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond / in excess |
uni- | one |