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Prefixes 2
Position, Direction, Misc. 3.2
Prefix | Meaning | Word Association |
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ad- | toward | Addiction |
ante-, pre- | before in time or in place | anteroom, prerenal |
circum-, peri- | around | circumference, perimeter |
dia- | through | diameter |
ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra- | out, without, away from | export,exoskeleton, extranuclear |
en-, end-, endo- | inside | enclose, endotracheal |
epi- | above, on | epitaph |
hypo-, infra, sub- | beneath, under | hypodermic=pertaining to the area below the skin. Subcutaneous |
inter- | between | interval |
intra- | within | intracollegiate |
meso-, mid- | middle | mesoderm |
para- | near, beside, or abdominal | parallel |
per- | through or by | perspire |
post- | after, behind | postdate |
retro- | behind, backward | retrospection |
super-, supra- | above, beyond | supernormal |
sym-, syn- | joined, together | syndrome |
trans- | across | transdermal |
ante-, pre-, pro- | before | antepartum |
post- | after or behind | postpartum |
macro-, mega-, megalo- | large or great | macroscopic, megalith, megalomania |
micro- | small | microscope |
a-, an- | no, not, without | asymptomatic, anesthesia |
in- | not or inside (in) | inconsistent |
anti-, contra- | against | antiperspirant |
brady- | slow | bradycardia |
dys- | bad, difficult | dyslexia |
eu- | good, normal | euthenasia |
mal- | bad | maladjusted |
pro- | favoring, supporting | prolong |
tachy- | fast | tachycardia |
ab- | away from | Abduct |