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Medical Terminology
VT - Medical Prefixes (these will show up at the beginning of a word)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | Lacking; without |
| ab- | From; away from |
| ad-, af- | To; toward |
| an- | Without |
| ana- | Up; upward |
| ante- | Before |
| antero- | Toward the front |
| anti- | Against; opposite |
| auto- | Self |
| carbo- | Carbon; charcoal |
| circum- | Around |
| com-, con-, cor- | With; together |
| contra- | Against; opposite |
| cuti- | Skin |
| cyst- | Bladder |
| de- | Down; from |
| Dia- | Through; apart |
| Dis- | Separate |
| dys- | Painful |
| e- | Without |
| ecto- | Outer |
| ef-, ex-, exo- | Out of; away from |
| en-, endo-, ento- | Inner; within |
| epi- | Over; upon |
| eu- | Easy; true |
| extra- | Outside of; in addition |
| fore- | Before; in front |
| hetero- | Different; other |
| homeo-, homo- | Same; similar |
| hyper- | More than; above |
| hypo- | Less than normal; under |
| in- | In; not |
| infra- | Below; under |
| inter- | Between |
| intra- | Within; into |
| iso- | Equal; alike |
| macro-, mega- | Large |
| mal- | Bad; poor |
| Medi-, Medio- | Middle |
| Mes- | Middle; intermediate |
| meta- | Change; last |
| micro- | Small |
| neo- | New |
| par-, para- | Beside; near; around |
| per- | Throughout; thorough |
| peri- | Around |
| post- | After; behind |
| pre-, pro- | In front of; before |
| re- | Again; backward |
| retro- | Behind; backward |
| sub- | Under; below |
| super-, supra- | Over; above |
| sym-, syn- | Together; along with |
| Uni- or Mono- | One |
| Bi- | Two |
| Tri- | Three |
| Semi-, Demi-, or Hemi- | Half |
| Diplo- | Double |
| Multi- or Poly- | Many |
| Nulli- | None |
| Ambi- or Amphi- | Both |