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prefixes
prefixes and meanings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a,an | without |
| angio | blood or lymph vessel |
| ante | before |
| anti | inhibit, oppose |
| arterio | artery |
| bio | living organisms |
| brady | slow |
| cide | kill |
| cervic | neck |
| contra | against |
| contra | against |
| de | remove from |
| dys | abnormal, difficult |
| endo | inside |
| extra | outside, in addition |
| gluc | glucose |
| hyper | to much |
| hypo | to little |
| hyper | high |
| hypo | low |
| inter | between, among |
| intra | within |
| macro | large, long |
| mal | abnormal |
| mega | large |
| micro | small |
| nephro | kidney |
| neo | new |
| osteo | bone |
| para | around |
| phag | eat |
| phleb | vein |
| poly | many, much |
| post | after, behind |
| pre | before, in front |
| psych | mind, mental |
| pulmo | lung |
| sub | below, underlying |
| tachy | to fast |
| vaso | blood vessels |