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Medical Prefixes
Prefixes for Medical A&P
Question | Answer |
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a-, an- | No, Not, Without |
ab- | Away from |
ad- | Toward |
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 of, Away from |
hemi- | Half |
hyper- | Excessive, Above |
hypo- | Deficient, Under |
in- | Not |
in- | Into, Within |
infra- | 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, In front of |
pro- | Before, Forward |
pseudo- | False |
re- | Back, Again |
retro- | Behind, Backwards |
sub- | Under |
supra- | Above, Upper |
syn-, sym- | Together, With |
tachy- | Fast |
trans- | Across, Through |
uni- | One |
ultra- | Beyond, Excess |