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Medical Prefixes
Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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a- | no, not, without, a lack of |
ab- | away from |
acro- | extreme, extremities |
ad- | toward |
allo- | other, different |
an- | no, not, without |
ana- | up, apart, away |
ante- | before, in front of, forward |
audi- | hearing |
anti- | against |
apo- | separate, away from |
auto- | self |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
circum- | around |
contra- | against, opposite |
de- | lack of, down |
di- | two, both |
dia- | complete, through |
dys- | abnormal, bad, difficult, painful |
e- | out, outward |
echo- | sound, reverberation |
ec-, ecto- | out, outward, outside |
en- | in |
end-, endo- | in, within |
epi- | above, on top of, upon |
eso- | inward |
eu- | good, healthy, normal |
ex-, exo- | out, outward |
extra- | outside |
hemi- | half, partial |
homo- | same |
hyper- | above, over, excessive, |
hypo- | under, below, deficient, decreased |
in- | in, into |
in- | not |
infra- | down |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
ipsi- | same |
levo- | left |
macro- | large |
meta- | beyond, change, after |
micro- | small, tiny |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
non- | not |
nulli-, nulti- | none |
oxy- | rapid, sharp, oxygen |
pan- | all |
par- | beside, near |
para- | beside, near, abnormal |
per- | through |
peri- | around, surrounding |
poly- | many, much, excessive, frequent |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
primi- | first |
pro- | in favor of, forward, in front of |
pseudo- | false |
quadri- | four |
re- | again, back, backward |
retro- | behind, backward |
sub- | under, below |
supra- | above, upward |
sym- | together |
syn | jointed together |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
tetra- | four |
trans- | across, through |
tri- | three |
tropin- | act upon |
uni- | one |