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prefixes
medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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a- | without, not, no |
ab- | from, away from |
ad- | toward, increase |
alb- | white |
albin/o- | white |
ambi- | both, both sides |
an- | without, not, no |
ana- | not, without |
ante- | before, in front of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | two, double |
bio- | life |
chlor/o- | green |
circum- | around |
cirrh/o- | yellow |
contra- | against |
cyan/o- | blue |
de- | down, from |
dia- | through |
dis- | free of, undo |
ecto- | outside |
endo- | within |
eosin/o- | red, rosy |
epi- | upon, over |
erythr/o- | red |
eu- | well, easy, good, normal |
ex- | out, away from |
exo- | outside, beyond |
extra- | outside, beyond |
glauc/o- | gray, silver |
hemi- | half |
hetero- | different |
homeo- | likeness, same |
hydro- | water |
hyp- | under, below, beneath, less than normal |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | under, below, beneath, less than normal |
idio- | individual |
im- | not |
in- | in, inside, within, not |
infra- | beneath, below, under |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
jaund/o- | yellow |
juxtra- | near, beside |
leuk/o- | white |
lute/o- | yellow |
melan/o- | black |
meso- | middle |
meta- | beyond, after |
milli- | one-thousand |
mono | one, single |
multi- | many |
non- | not |
nulli- | none |
pan- | all |
para- | near, beside, beyond, two like parts |
per- | through |
peri- | around |
poli/o- | gray |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
primi- | first |
pro- | in front of, before |
pseudo- | false |
purpur/o- | purple |
quadri- | four |
re- | back, again |
retro- | backward, behind |
rube- | red |
semi- | half |
sub- | under, below |
supra- | above, over |
sym- | joined, together |
syn- | joined, together |
tachy- | rapid |
tetra- | four |
trans- | across, through |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
uni- | one |
xanth/o- | yellow |