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CMT Chapter 2
Comprehensive Medical Terminology Fifth Edition - Prefixes
Prefix | Meaning |
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bi- | two, double |
hemi- | half |
milli- | one-thousandth |
mono- | one, single |
nulli- | none |
primi- | first |
quadri- | four |
semi- | half |
tetra- | four |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |
hyper- | excessive |
hyp-, hypo- | under, less than normal, below, beneath |
multi- | many |
poly- | many, much |
ab- | from, away from |
ad- | toward, increase |
ambi- | both, both sides |
ante- | before, in front |
circum- | around |
de- | down, from |
dia- | through |
ecto- | outside |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon, over |
ex- | out, away from |
exo-, extra- | outside, beyond, outward |
hypo- | under, below |
in- | inside, within |
infra- | beneath, under |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
juxta- | near, beside |
meso- | middle |
para- | near, beside |
peri- | around |
pre- | before, in front |
pro- | before, in front |
re- | back, again |
retro- | backward, behind |
sub- | under, below |
supra- | above, over |
trans- | across, through |
black | melan/o |
blue | cyan/o |
gray, silver | glauc/o, poli/o |
green | chlor/o |
purple | pur, pur/o |
red | erythr/o, eosin/o, rube- |
white | alb-, albin/o, leuk/o |
yellow | cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o |
a-, an- | without, not, no |
ana- | not, without |
anti-, contra- | against |
dis- | free of, undo |
im- | not |
in- | in, inside, within |
non- | not |