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AHS II Med Term
Medical Terminology - Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without |
| ab | away from |
| acr, acro | extremities (arms & legs) |
| ad | toward |
| ambi | both, both sides |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| aut | self |
| bi | both, two |
| brady | slow |
| circum | around |
| contra | against |
| di | two |
| diplo | double |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| ecto | outside |
| endo | inside, within |
| epi | upper, above |
| ex | out from |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | excessive, above, more than |
| hypo | deficient, below, less than |
| inter | between |
| intra | inside, within |
| macro | large |
| mega | large |
| meta | between |
| micro | small |
| mono | one, single |
| neo | new |
| para | beside, beyond |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | behind, after |
| pre | before, in front of |
| pro | forward |
| pseudo | false |
| retro | backward |
| semi | half |
| sub | below |
| tachy | rapid |
| tele | distant, far |
| trans | across |
| ultra | beyond, excess |