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Prefixes -Veterinary
PennFoster Intro to Vet Terminology Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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uni- | one |
bi- | two |
tri- | three |
semi-, demi-, hemi- | half |
mono- | one |
diplo- | double |
multi-, poly- | many |
nulli- | none |
ambi-, amphi-, | both |
chloro- | green |
cyano- | blue |
erythro- | red |
leuko- | white |
melano- | black |
xantho- | yellow |
a- | lacking; without |
ab- | from; away from |
ad-, af- | to; toward |
an- | without |
ana- | up; upward |
ante- | before |
antero- | toward the front |
anti- | against; opposite |
auto- | self |
carbo- | carbon; charcoal |
circum- | around |
com-, con-, cor- | with; together |
contra- | against; opposite |
cuti- | skin |
cyst- | bladder |
de- | down; from |
dia- | through; apart |
dis- | separate; undo |
dys- | painful; faulty |
e- | without |
ecto- | outer |
ef-, ex-, exo- | out of; away from |
en-, endo-, ento- | inner; within |
epi- | over; upon |
eu- | easy; true |
extra- | outside of; in addition |
fore- | before; in front |
hetero- | different; other |
homeo-, homo- | same; similar |
hyper- | more than normal; above |
hypo- | less than normal; under |
in- | in; not |
infra- | below; under |
inter- | between |
intra- | within; into |
iso- | equal; alike |
macro-, mega- | large |
mal- | bad; poor |
medi-, medio- | middle |
mes- | middle; intermediate |
meta- | change; last |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
par-, para | beside; near; around |
per- | throughout; thorough |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre-, pro- | in front of; before |
re- | again; backward |
retro- | behind; backward |
sub- | below; under |
super-, supra- | over; above |
sym-, syn- | together; along with |
trans- | across; through |