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Prefixes
Medical cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A- | Without; lack of |
| An- | Without; lack of |
| Ar- | Without; lack ofan |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | To; towards |
| Ambi- | Both |
| Amphi- | Both sides |
| Ana- | Up; apart |
| Ante- | Before; in front of; forward |
| Anter/o- | In front, before |
| Anti- | Against |
| Anis/o- | Unequal, dissimilar |
| Auto- | Self |
| Bi- | Two |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Cata- | Down |
| Circum- | Around |
| Co- | Together |
| Com- | Together |
| Con- | Together |
| Contra- | Against, opposite |
| de- | Lack of; down; away from |
| dextr/o | Right side |
| di- | Two |
| dia- | Between; through; complete |
| dipl- | Double, two- fold |
| dipl/o- | Double, two- fold |
| dors/o- | Back |
| dys- | Painful; difficulty, bad |
| ec- | Out, out from |
| ex- | Out, out from |
| ect/o- | Outside,outward |
| exo- | Outside, outward |
| Extra- | Outside, outward |
| em | In |
| en- | In |
| endo- | Within |
| epi- | Upon; above |
| eu- | Good; normal |
| extra- | Outside |
| hemi- | Half |
| heter-o | Different |
| hidr/o | Sweat |
| homo- | Same |
| hydr/o | Water |
| hyper- | Above;excessive;beyond |
| hypo- | below; deficient; under |
| Im- | Not, in |
| In- | Not, in |
| Infra- | Below; inferior to |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within |
| Is/o- | Equal |
| later/o- | Side |
| macro- | Large; visible to naked eye |
| mal- | Bad |
| meso- | Middle |
| mid- | Middle |
| meta | Changed; beyond, after, over |
| micro- | Small; not visible to naked eye |
| mon/o- | One |
| multi- | Many, much |
| neo | New |
| pachy- | Thick |
| pan- | All |
| para- | Besides; along side, near |
| per- | Through |
| peri- | Around; surrounding |
| poly- | Many, much |
| post- | After; behind |
| poster/o- | Posterior, behind, towards 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- | Together; with, joined |
| syn- | Together; with, joined |
| tachy- | Fast |
| tetra- | For |
| trans- | Across ,through |
| tri- | Three |
| ultra- | Beyond; in excess |
| Uni- | One |