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Prefixes
Medical Terminology Quick & Concise Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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a-, an- | without |
ab- | away from |
ad- | to, toward, or near |
allo- | other |
ana- | up, apart |
ante-, pre-, pro- | before |
anti-, contra- | against, or opposed to |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
de- | from, down, or not |
dia-, trans- | across or through |
dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty |
e-, ec-, ex-, exo- | out or away |
endo-, intra- | within |
epi- | upon |
eu- | normal |
extra- | outside |
hemi-, semi- | half |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
hyper-, super- | above or excessive |
hypo- | below or deficient |
inter- | between |
macro- | large |
meta- | beyond, after, or change |
micro- | small |
mono-, uni-, bi-, tri-, quadri- | one two or both three four |
neo- | new |
ortho- | straight, normal, or correct |
pan- | all |
para- | alongside of or abnormal |
per- | by |
peri- | around |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
sub- | below or under |
syn- | together or with |
tachy- | fast |
ultra- | beyond or excessive |
xeno- | strange or foreign |