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Med. Term Prefixes
McKay Med. Term. Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A/an | not, without |
| Ab | away from |
| Ad | toward |
| Ante | Before, forward |
| Anti | against |
| Auto | Self |
| Bi | two, double |
| Circum | Around |
| Contra | against, oppoisite |
| De | down, not from, away from |
| Dys | Difficult, abnormal, bad |
| Ecto | outer, outside |
| En | In, into, within |
| Endo | Over, on, upon |
| Ex | Out of, from/away, outside |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hyper | Excessive, high |
| Hypo | under, decreased |
| In | In, Into, within, not |
| Infra | Below, under, beneath |
| Inter | between |
| Intra | within |
| Intro | Into, within |
| Ipsi | Same |
| Macro | large |
| Mal | Bad, illness, disease |
| Mega | Large |
| Micro | Small |
| Mono | One, single |
| Neo | New |
| Non | Not |
| Para | Beside, abnormal |
| Per | By, through |
| Peri | Around |
| Poly | Many, much |
| Post | After, behind |
| Pre | Before, in front of, prior to |
| Pro | before, in front of |
| Re | again |
| Retro | Backward |
| Semi | Half |
| Sub | Under, below |
| Super | above, over, excess |
| Supra | Above, over |
| Tachy | Fast, rapid |
| Brady | slow |
| Trans | Across |
| Uni | One |