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M.T Prefixes
Medical Terminology, Prefixes,
Question | Answer |
---|---|
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- | bad-, difficult, abnormal |
Ecto- | outer, outside |
En- | in, into, inside |
Endo- | into, 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 |
Intro- | into, within |
Leuk- | white |
Macro- | large |
Mal- | bad, 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 |
Semi- | Half |
Sub- | under, beneath |
Super- | above, over, excess |
Supra- | above, over |
Tachy- | fast, rapid |
Trans- | across |
Uni- | one |