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Prefix (Anatomy)
Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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a-, an- | no, not, without |
aut-, auto- | self, own |
dia- | through, complete |
end-, endo- | within |
epi- | above, upon |
ex-, exo- | out, outside of, outward |
hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
hypo- | deficient, below, under, 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 |
epi- | above |
hypo- | below |
inter- | between |
meta- | change |
ab- | away from (notice that the b faces away from a) |
ad- | toward (notice that the d faces toward the a) |
ana- | up, apart |
ante- | before, forward |
anti- | against |
auto- | self, own |
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, outside, away from |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypo- | deficient, under |
in- | not |
in- | into, within |
infa- | beneath, under |
inter- | between |
intra- | in, within, into |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
meta- | beyond, change |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | abnormal, beside, near |
per- | through |
peri- | surrounding |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, infront of |
pro- | before, forward |
pseudo- | false |
re- | back, again |
retro- | behind, backward |
sub- | under |
supra- | above, upper |
syn-, sym- | together, with |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across, through |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
uni- | on |
dys- | painful |
intra- | within |
multi- | many |
nulli- | no, not, none |
pre- | before |
primi- | first |
retro- | backward |
dorsi- | back |
poly- | many, much |
eu- | good, normal |
oxy- | rapid, sharp, acid |
tetra- | four |
tri- | three |
apo- | off, away |
brachy- | short (distance) |
meta- | change, beyond |
tele- | far |
echo- | a repeated sound |
ultra- | beyond |