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Common Prefixes
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- an- | without, not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward,near |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- pre- pro- | before |
| anti- contra- | against; opposed to |
| auto- | self |
| bi- di- | two; Latin Derivation - both; |
| bio- | life |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- peri- | around;circular movement |
| con- sym- syn- | with or together |
| de- | not;from;down |
| dia- trans- | across;through |
| dis- | apart;seperate |
| e- ec- ex- | out;away |
| ecto- exo- extra- | outside |
| en- endo- intra- | inside;within |