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Common Medical Prefi

Common Medical Prefixes

QuestionAnswer
a- without
ab- away from
ad- to, toward
adeno- glandular
amphi- on both sides
an- without
ante- before, forward
anti- against
bi- two, double, twice
circum- around, about
contra- opposite, against
de- away from, from
di- double
dia- across, through
dis- separate from, apart
dys- difficult
e- out, away
ecto- outside
en- in
endo- in, inside
epi- on
eu- well
ex- from, out of, away from
exo- outside
extra- outside, beyond; in addition
hemi- half
hyper- over, excessive, above
hypo- under, deficient
infra- underneath, below
inter- between, among
intra- within, on the side
intro- into, within
iso- equal, like
para- beside
peri- around, beyond
post- after, behind
pre- before, in front of
pro- before, in front of
re- again
retro- backward, back
semi- half
sub- under, beneath
super- above, over
supra- above, on the upper side
syn- with, together
trans- across, beyond
ultra- excessive
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