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COTR-HCA Prefixes
Medical Terminology Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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a-, an | without, not, lack of |
ab- | away from |
ad- | to, toward, near |
ante- | before, forward, in front of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | double, two, twice |
brady- | slow |
circum- | around |
contra- | against, opposite |
de- | down, from |
dia- | across, through, apart |
dis- | apart, free from |
dys- | difficult, abnormal |
ecto- | outer, outside |
en- | in, into, within |
endo- | inner, inside |
epi- | over, on, upon |
eryth- | red |
eu- | normal, good, well, healthy |
ex- | out, out of, from, away from |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, too much, high |
hypo- | under, decreased, less than normal |
in- | in, into, within, not |
infra- | within |
inter- | between |
intra- | into, within |
leuk- | white |
macro- | large |
mal- | illness, disease |
meg- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one, single |
neo- | new |
non- | not |
olig- | small, scant |
para- | beside, beyond, after |
per- | by, through |
peri- | around |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of, prior to |
pro- | before, in front of |
re- | again, backward |
retro- | backward, behind |
semin- | half |
sub- | under, beneath |
super- | above, over, excess |
supra- | about, over |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
trans- | across, over |
uni- | one |