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Medical terminology

common prefixes

QuestionAnswer
a without, not
ab from, away from
ad toward, increase
alb white
albin white
ambi both, both sides
an without, not
ante before, in front
anti against
auto self
bi two, double
bio life
brady slow
chlor green
circum around
cirrh yellow, tawny
con together, with
contra against
cyan blue
de down, from
dia through
dis free of, to undo
dys bad, difficult, painful, disordered
ecto outside
endo within, inner
eosin red, rosy
epi upon, over
erythr red
eu wel,easily, good, normal
ex out, away from, outside
extra outside, beyond
glauc gray, silver
hemi half
hetero different
homeo likeness, same
homo same
hydro water
hyp under, below, beneath, less than normal
hyper excessive
hypo under, below, beneath, less than normal
idio individual
im not
in in, inside, within, not
infra beneath, below, under
inter between
intra within
jaund yellow
juxta near, beside
leuk white
melan black
meso middle
meta beyond, after
milli one thousanth
mono one
multi many
non not
pan all
para near, beside, beyond, two like parts
per through
peri around
poli gray
poly many, much, excessive
post after, behind
pre before, in front
primi first
pseudo false
purpur purple
quadri four
retro backward, behind
rube red
semi half
sub under, below
supra above, over
sym joined, together
syn joined, together
tachy rapid
trans across,through
tri three
ultra beyond, excess
uni one
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