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Chabner, Prefixes
Chabner, Language of Medicine 7th ed Prefixes
Prefix | Meaning |
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a- | no, not, without |
an- | no, not, without |
auto- | self, own |
dia- | through, complete |
endo- | within |
epi- | above, upon |
ex- | out |
exo- | out |
hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
hypo- | deficient, below, less than normal |
in- | into, in |
peri- | surrounding, around |
pro- | before, forward |
re- | back, backward, again |
retro- | behind |
sub- | below, under |
trans- | across, through |
ana- | up |
cata- | down |
inter- | between |
meta- | change |
ab- | away from (hint: the "b" faces away from the "a") |
ad- | toward (hint: the "d" faces towards the "a") |
anti- | against |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
cata- | down |
con- | with, together |
contra- | against, opposite |
de- | down, lack of |
dia- | through, complete |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
ec-, ecto- | out, outside |
en-, endo- | in, within |
epi- | upon, on, above |
eu- | good, normal |
ex- | out, away from |
hemi- | half |
in- | not, into, within |
infra- | beneath |
inter- | between |
intra- | into, within |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
meta- | change, beyond |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | abnormal, beside, near |
per- | through |
peri- | surrounding |
poly- | many, much |
pre- | before, in front of |
pro- | before, forward |
pseudo- | false |
sub- | under |
supra- | above, upper |
syn-, sym- | together, with |
tachy- | fast |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
uni- | one |