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Medical Terminology
VT - Medical Prefixes (these will show up at the beginning of a word)
Question | Answer |
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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 |