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Med Terms - Prefix
Prefix
Question | Answer |
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a | without; not; away from |
ab- | from; away from; absent |
ad- | toward; increase |
alb- | white |
ambi- | both; both sides |
an- | without; not |
ana- | not; without; against |
aniso- | unequal |
ante- | before; in front |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | two; double |
bio- | life |
brady- | slow |
cata- | down; under against; lower |
cine- | movement |
circum- | around |
con- | together; with |
contra- | against |
de- | down; from |
dia- | through; between |
dis- | free of; to undo; double; negative |
dys- | bad; difficult; painful; disordered |
echo- | sound |
ecto- | outside |
endo- | wihtin; inner |
epi- | upon; over; after |
eu- | well; easily; good; normal |
ex- | away from; outside |
exo- | outward |
extra- | outside; beyond |
hemi- | half |
homeo- | likeness; same |
homo- | same |
hydro- | water |
hyper- | excessive; above |
hypno- | sleep; hypnosis |
hypo- | under; below; beneath; less than normal |
idio- | individual |
im- | not |
in- | in; inside; within; not |
infra- | beneath; below; under |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
juxta- | near; beside |
mal- | bad; poor |
mega- | large |
meso- | middle |
meta- | beyond; after; change |
milli- | one-thousandth |
mono- | one; single |
multi- | many |
non- | not |
nulli- | none |
oxy- | rapid; sharp |
pachy- | thick |
pan- | all |
par- | apart from |
para- | near; beside; beyond; two like parts |
per- | through; intense |
peri- | around; about |
poly- | many; much |
post- | after; behind |
pre- | before; in front |
primi- | first |
pseudo- | false |
quadri- | four |
retro- | backward; behind |
rube- | red |
semi- | half |
sub- | beneath; under |
supra- | above; over; beyond |
sym- | joined; together |
syn- | joined; together |
tachy- | rapid |
trans- | across; through |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond; excess |
uni- | one |