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Medical Terminology
prefix and its meaning
Term | Definition |
---|---|
-a; -an | without |
ab | away from |
ad- | near, toward |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
bi- | two, double |
co, con | with, together |
contra | opposite |
ec- | out |
ecto- | outside |
em-, en- | in |
endo- | inside |
epi- | in addition to |
ex- | away from, over |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | beyond, excessive |
hypo- | below, deficient |
infra- | below, beneath |
inter- | between |
intra- | within, inside |
iso- | same |
meso- | middle |
pan- | all |
par-, para- | beside, around, near, abnormal |
peri- | around |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
pro- | before, in front of, forward |
retro- | backward, behind |
semi- | half |
sub- | under |
supra- | above, beyond |
sym-, syn- | together |
trans- | across, on the other side |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |
adeno- | gland like |
amphi- | on both sides |
ana- | excessive, upward |
andr(o)- | man, human being |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
bi- | two, double |
circum- | all around |
co-, con-, | with, together |
de- | away from |
dextro- | right |
dia- | through |
dis- | difficult, painful |
ec- | out |
ex- | away from, over |
extra | on the outside |
ecto- | outside |
en- | in |
endo- | within |
ento- | inside |
epi- | on, in addition to |
eu- | good |
gyn(ec)- | woman |
ipsi- | self |
juxta- | adjacent |
laevo- | left |
mega- | big |
meso- | middle |
meta- | to, next, change |
mono- | one |
orto- | normal |
pan- | all |
pseudo- | false, not real |
sin- | with, together with |
super- | above, excessive |
sym-, syn- | together with |