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Anatomy Prefix terms
Question | Answer |
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a, an or ar | without; lack of |
away from | ab |
ad | to, toward |
ambi | both |
amphi | both sides |
ana | up, apart |
ante | before, in front of, forward |
antero/o | in front, before |
anit | against |
anis/o | unequal, dissimilar |
auto | self |
bi | two |
brady | slow |
cata | down |
co, com, con | together |
contra | against, opposite |
de | lack of, down; away from |
dextr/o | right side |
di | two |
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 |
eu | good, normal |
epi | upon, above |
extra | outside |
hemi | half |
heter/o | half |
hidr/o | sweat |
homo | same |
hydro/o | water |
hyper | above, excessive, beyond |
hypo | below, deficient, under |
im, in | not in |
infra | below, inferior |
inter | between |
intra | within |
is/o | equal |
later/o | side |
macro | large, visible to the naked eye |
mal | bad |
meso, mid, medi | middle |
meta | change, beyond, after, over |
micro | small, not visible to the naked eye |
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, toward 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 | under, below |
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 |