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Nash Prefixes
Medical Terminology Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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A | Without |
AB | Away from |
AD | Toward |
AMBI | Both |
AMPH(I) | Both |
AN | Without |
ANTE | Before |
ANTER(O) | Front |
ANTI | Against |
ATEL(O) | Imperfect |
AUTO | Self |
BI | Two |
BRADY | Slow |
CENTI | 1/100 |
CENTR(O) | Center |
CHLOR(O) | Green |
CHROMAT | Color |
CHROM(O) | Color |
CIRCUM | Around |
CIRRH(O) | Yellow |
CONTRA | Against |
CRYO | Cold |
CRYPT(O) | Hidden |
CYAN(O) | Blue |
DECA | Ten |
DECI | One-tenth |
DEXTR(O) | Right |
DI | Two |
DIA | Through |
DIPL(O) | Double |
DIS | Separation |
DORS(O) | Back |
DYS | Abnormal |
ECTO | Outside of |
ENDO | Within |
EPI | Upon |
ERYTHR(O) | Red |
ESO | Within |
EU | Good |
EX(O) | Outside of |
EXTRA | Outside of |
FRONT(O) | Front |
HECTO | Hundred |
HEMI | Half |
HEPT(A) | Seven |
HEX(A) | Six |
HYPER | Above |
HYPO | Under |
IM | Not |
IN | Not |
INFER(O) | Under |
INFRA | Under |
INTER | Between |
INTRA | Within |
INTRO | Within |
ISO | Equal |
KIL(O) | 1000 |
LATER(O) | Side |
LEUK(O) | White |
MACR(O) | Large |
MAL | Abnormal |
MED(I) | Middle |
MELAN(O) | Black |
MES(O) | Middle |
META | Change |
MICR(O) | Small |
MID | Middle |
MILLI | 1/1000 |
MONO | One |
MULTI | Many |
NEO | New |
NON | Not |
NONA | Nine |
NONO | Nine |
OCT(A) | Eight |
OLIG(O) | Scanty |
PALE(O) | Old |
PAN | All |
PARA | Beside |
PENT(A) | Five |
PERI | Around |
POLI(O) | Gray |
POLY | Many |
POST | After |
POSTER(O) | Back |
PRE | Before |
PRO | Before |
PSEUD(O) | False |
QUADR(I) | Four |
RETRO | Behind |
SAPRO | Decayed |
SCIRRH(O) | Hard |
SCLER(O) | Hard |
SCOLIO | Twisted |
SEMI | Half |
SINISTR(O) | Left |
SUB | Under |
SUPER(O) | Above |
SUPRA | Above |
SYM | Together |
SYN | Together |
TACHY | Fast |
TETRA | Four |
THERM(O) | Heat |
TRANS | Through |
TRI | Three |
ULTRA | Beyond |
UNI | One |
VENTR(O) | Front |
XANTH(O) | Yellow |