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Common Prefixes
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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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 |