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Medical Term Prefix
Medical Term Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ab- | Away From |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Ante- | Before |
| Circum- | Around |
| Dia- | Through;Complete |
| Ecto- | Outside |
| Endo- | Within |
| Epi- | Upon;On;Above |
| E-;Ex-;Exo-;Extra- | Out;Outward;Outside |
| Hyper- | Excessive;Above |
| Hypo- | Below;Deficient;Under |
| In- | In;Into |
| Infra- | Below;Beneath |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within |
| Meta- | Beyond |
| Para- | Near;Beside |
| Per- | Through |
| Peri- | Around |
| Post- | After |
| Pre- | Before;In Front Of |
| Pro- | Before |
| Retro- | Back;Behind |
| Sub- | Under;Below |
| Supra- | Above |
| Trans- | Across |
| Ultra- | Beyond |
| Anti- | Against |
| A-;An- | No;Not;Lack Of |
| Contra- | Against;Opposite |
| In- | Not |
| Bi-;Di- | Two |
| Hemi-;Semi- | Half |
| Mono-;Uni- | One |
| Multi-;Poly- | Many |
| Quadri- | Four |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ana- | Apart;Up |
| Auto- | Self |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Dys- | Abnormal;Bad;Difficult;Painful |
| Macro- | Large |
| Mal- | Bad |
| Micro- | Small |
| Neo- | New |
| Pan- | All |
| Syn-;Sym- | Together;With;Joined |
| Tachy- | Fast;Rapid |
| Derma- | Skin |
| Orthr- | Straight |
| Meta- | Beyond;Change |
| Dorsi- | Back |
| para- | abnormal |
| polio- | gray |
| eu | good |
| ec | out;outside |
| tetra | four |
| re | back |
| eso | inward |
| brachy | short |
| conra | against;opposite |
| ex | out;away from |
| cata | down |
| con | toggether;with |
| en | in;within |
| de | lack of;down |
| em | in |