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Med. Term. Prefixes
Prefixes for medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, not, no |
| an- | no, not, without |
| ante- | forward, in front of, before |
| anti- | against |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult, bad |
| endo- | within |
| end- | within |
| epi- | above |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| neo- | new |
| par- | near, beside |
| para- | abnormal |
| per- | through |
| poly- | many |
| mono- | one |
| pro- | before, forward |
| macro- | large |
| non- | not |
| pan- | all |
| allo | other, different |
| auto- | self |
| trans- | across |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| tetra- | four |
| ec- | out of |
| echo- | sound |
| re- | again |
| crypt- | hidden |
| peri- | surrounding |
| exo- | outside |
| sub- | under |
| extra- | outside |
| en- | in |
| retro- | backward |
| dia- | through, complete |
| trans- | through |
| primi- | first |
| nulli- | none |
| syn- | together |
| bin- | two |
| supra- | above |
| eso- | inward |
| bi- | two |
| contra- | opposite |
| ipsi- | same |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| mid- | middle |
| uni- | one |
| ad- | toward |
| af- | toward |
| agora- | marketplace |
| amphi- | both |
| apo- | separate, away from |
| brachy- | short |
| cata- | down |
| con- | together |
| de- | down, lack of |
| di- | two, both |
| dis- | bad, abnormal, apart |
| e- | outward, out |
| ef- | away from |
| ecto- | outward, outer |
| eu- | normal |
| ex- | out |
| hemi- | half |
| homo- | same |
| in- | in, not |
| infra- | down |
| levo- | left |
| mal- | bad, poor |
| meso- | middle |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| oxy- | rapid |
| post- | behind, after |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | back, backward, again |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond |
| ab- | away from |
| acro- | heights, extremes, extremities |
| acu- | sharp |