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Section 1 - Prefixes
Common Medical Prefix's
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without, absence of, lack, no, not |
| ab | away from |
| ad | to; toward, near |
| ana | up; again |
| ante | before, in front of, forward |
| anti | against, opposed |
| apo | upon |
| aut | self |
| bi | two, both |
| bin | two |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down |
| con | together |
| contra | against, opposite |
| de | down from |
| dia | complete, across, apart, through |
| dis | free from |
| dys | labored, difficult, painful |
| e- ec | out, outside, away from |
| ecto | outer, outside |
| endo | within, inside |
| epi | on, upon |
| eso | inward |
| eu | normal |
| ex | outside |
| exo | outward |
| extra | beyond |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | excessive, above, beyond, more than normal |
| hypo | below, deficient, less than normal, beneath |
| in | into, no |
| infra | below |
| inter | between |
| intra | within, inside |
| mal | bad |
| meso | middle |
| meta | after |
| micro | small |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| nulli | none |
| pan | total |
| para | beside, about, near |
| per | through |
| peri | surrounding (outer) around |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before, in front of |
| pro, pros | before, forward, in front of |
| re | back, behind |
| retro | back, backward |
| semi | half |
| sub | below, under, beneath |
| super | above |
| supra | above |
| sym | together, with |
| syn | joined, together, with |
| tacky | fast |
| tetra | four |
| trans | through, across, over, beyond |
| tri | three |
| ultra | excess |
| uni | one |