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Common Medical Prefi
Common Medical Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to, toward |
| adeno- | glandular |
| amphi- | on both sides |
| an- | without |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two, double, twice |
| circum- | around, about |
| contra- | opposite, against |
| de- | away from, from |
| di- | double |
| dia- | across, through |
| dis- | separate from, apart |
| dys- | difficult |
| e- | out, away |
| ecto- | outside |
| en- | in |
| endo- | in, inside |
| epi- | on |
| eu- | well |
| ex- | from, out of, away from |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside, beyond; in addition |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | over, excessive, above |
| hypo- | under, deficient |
| infra- | underneath, below |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, on the side |
| intro- | into, within |
| iso- | equal, like |
| para- | beside |
| peri- | around, beyond |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before, in front of |
| re- | again |
| retro- | backward, back |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under, beneath |
| super- | above, over |
| supra- | above, on the upper side |
| syn- | with, together |
| trans- | across, beyond |
| ultra- | excessive |