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Prefixes
Medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A-,an- | without, not lack of |
| Ab- | away from |
| Ad- | to,toward, near |
| Ante- | before, forward, in front of |
| Anti- | against |
| Auto- | self |
| Bi- | double, two, twice |
| Brady- | slow |
| Circum- | around |
| Contra- | against, opposite |
| De- | down,from |
| Dia- | across, through,apart |
| Dis- | apart,free from |
| Dys- | bad, difficult, abnormal |
| Ecto- | outer, outside |
| En- | in,into, within |
| Endo- | inner, inside |
| Epi- | over, on,upon |
| Eryth- | red |
| Eu- | normal,good,well,healthy |
| Ex- | out, out of, from away from |
| Hemi- | half |
| Hyper- | excessive, too much, high |
| Hypo- | under,decreased, less than normal |
| In- | in, into, within,not |
| Inter- | between |
| Intra | Within |
| Intro- | into,within |
| Leuk- | white |
| Macro- | large |
| Mal- | bad illness, disease |
| Meg- | large |
| Micro- | small |
| Mono | Single |
| Neo- | new |
| Non- | not |
| Olig- | small,scant |
| Para- | beside, beyond, after |
| Per- | by through |
| Peri- | around |
| Poly- | many, much |
| Post- | after,behind |
| Pre- | before, in front of, prior to |
| Pro- | before in, in front of |
| Re- | again, backward |
| Retro- | backward, behind |
| Semi- | half |
| Sub- | under, beneath |
| Super- | above, over, excess |
| Supra- | above, over |
| Tachy- | fast, rapid |
| Trans- | across |
| Uni- | one |