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Prefixes and Colors
MA 1020
Term | Definition |
---|---|
nulli- | none |
tetra- | four |
semi- | half |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive or increased |
hypo- | deficient or decreased |
oligo- | scanty or few |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
ab- | away from or negative |
ad- | toward |
ambi- | both sides or double |
ante- | before or infront |
circum- | around |
de- | down or lack of, or not |
dia- | through or apart or complete |
ecto- | outside |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon or above |
ex- | out or away from |
extra- | on the outside or beyond |
in- | in or not or without |
infra- | beneath or below |
inter- | between |
intra- | with in |
meso- | middle |
para- | near beside beyond or abnormal |
per- | through or completely |
peri- | around |
post- | after or behind |
pre- | before or in front |
pro- | before or in front |
retro- | backward or behind |
re- | back or again |
supra- | above or over |
super- | above or excessive |
sub- | under or below |
trans- | across or through |
a- or an- | no or without or not |
im- | not |
dis- | negative or apart or absence of |
anti- | against |
contra- | against or opposite |
ana- | up or apart |
cata- | down |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
con- | together or with |
dextro- | right |
sinistro- | left |
dys- | bad painful or difficult |
eu- | good or easy |
hetero | different |
homeo- or homo- | same |
hydro- | water |
idio- | unknown or peculiar to one individual or organ |
mega- or megalo- | large or great |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
primi- | first |
pseudo- | false |
sym- or syn- | together or with |
tachy- | fast |
ultra- | beyond or excess |
melan/o | black |
anthrac/o | black |
cyan/o | blue |
glauc/o | gray |
poli/o | gray or gray matter |
chlor/o | green |
purpur/o | purple |
erythr/o | red |
albin/o | white |
leuk/o | white |
cirrh/o | orange-yellow or tawny |
xanth/o | yellow |