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med term, prefixes
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | without, lack of |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to, toward |
| ambi- | both |
| amphi | both sides |
| an- | without, lack of |
| ana | up, apart |
| anis/o | unequal, dissimilar |
| ante | before, in front of, forward |
| anter/o | in front of, before |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| bi | two |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down |
| circum | around |
| co | together |
| con | together |
| contra | against, opposite |
| de | lack of, down, away from |
| dextr/o | right side |
| di | two |
| dia | between, through, complete |
| dipl-, dipl/0 | double two-fold |
| dors/o | back |
| dys | painful, difficult, bad |
| ec-, ex | out, out from |
| ect/o-, exo-, extra | outside, outward |
| em, en | in |
| endo- | within |
| epi | upon, above |
| eu- | good, normal |
| extra- | outside |
| hemi- | half |
| heter/o | different |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| homo- | same |
| hydr/0 | water |
| hyper- | above, excessive, beyond |
| hypo- | below, deficient, under |
| im, in- | not, in |
| infra- | below, inferior to |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| is/o | equal |
| later/o | side |
| macro- | large, visible to the naked eye |
| mal- | bad |
| meso-, mis-, medi | middle |
| meta- | change, beyond, after, over |
| micro- | small, not visible to the naked eye |
| mon/o | one |
| multi- | many, much |
| neo- | new |
| pachy- | thick |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside, along side, near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| poster/0 | posterior, behind, toward the back |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before |
| pseud/o- | false |
| quad, quadri | four |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| scler/o- | hard |
| semi- | part of, half |
| sinistr/o | left side |
| sub- | under, below |
| super- | above, upper, excessive |
| supra- | above, upon |
| sym, syn | together, with, joined |
| tachy- | fast |
| tetra- | four |
| trans, | across, through |
| tri | three |
| ultra- | beyond, in excess |
| uni- | one |
| ar | without, lack of |
| com- | together |