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Medical Terms prefix
Medical terms prefixes (from Medical Terminology for Dummies)
Term | Definition |
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A-, an- | Lack of, without, not |
Ab- | Away from, take away |
Ad- | Towards or to, near |
Ambi-, ambo- | Both |
Amphi- | Double, both sides |
Ana- | Up, apart |
Ante- | Before, in front of, or forward |
Anti- | Opposing or against |
Ap-, apo- | Separated or derived from |
Aut-, auto- | Self, by yourself |
Bi- | Double, two, twice, both |
Brady- | Slow; most often refers to heart rhthm/rate |
Brachy- | Short |
Cata- | Lower, down, against |
Circum- | Around |
Co-, con-, com- | Together or with |
Contra- | Against or opposed to |
De- | Down or from |
Di- | Twice or two |
Dia- | Through, apart, across, between |
Dis- | Apart from or free from |
Dys- | Bad, painful, difficult |
E-, ec-, ex- | From, away from, out of |
Ect-, exo-, ecto- | Outside, outer, on |
Em-, en- | In |
End-, endo-, ent-, ento- | Within or inner |
Epi-, ep- | Upon, over, or on |
Eu- | Normal |
Extra-, extro- | Beyond, outside of, or outward |
Hemi-, semi- | Half, half of |
Hyper- | Above, excessive, beyond |
Hyp-, hypo- | Below, beneath, deficient |
Im-, in- | Into, in, within |
Infra- | Below or beneatn |
Inter- | Between |
Intra- | Within, inside |
Intro- | Into or within |
Macro- | Large |
Mal- | Bad |
Mes-, meso- | Middle |
Meta- | Beyond or changing |
Micro-, micr- | Tiny, small |
Mono-, uni- | One |
Mult-, multi- | Many, multiple |
Neo- | New or recent |
Oligo- | Scanty |
Pan- | All |
Para- | Beyond, beside, or after |
Per- | Through |
Peri- | Around |
Poly- | Many, excessive |
Post- | After or following, behind |
Pre-, pro- | In front of, before, preceding |
Presby- | Old age |
Pseudo- | False, fake |
Quadri- | Four |
Re- | Backward or again |
Retro- | Behind, backward |
Semi- | Half |
Sub- | Under or beneath |
Super-, supra- | Above, excessive, superior |
Sym-, syn- | With or together |
Tachy- | Rapid or fast |
Trans- | Through or across |
Tri- | Three |
Ultra- | Excessive, beyond |