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Prefixes
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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a- | without, not, no |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ambi- | both |
an- | not, without |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | two |
bio- | life |
brady- | slow |
chlor- | green |
circum- | around |
cirrh- | yellow |
con- | together |
contra- | against |
cyan- | blue |
dia- | completely |
dys- | bad, painful, abnormal |
ec- | out of |
ecto- | out, outside |
endo- | within, inner |
epi- | upon, above |
eryth- | red |
eu- | good, normal |
ex-, exo- | out, away from |
extra- | outside |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | over, above |
hypo- | below, under |
im- | not, without |
immun- | having immunity |
in- | not, without |
infra- | below, under |
inter- | between, among |
intra- | within, inside |
iso- | equal |
leuk- | white |
macro- | large |
mal- | poor |
medi- | middle |
melan- | black |
meso- | middle |
meta- | after, beyond |
micro- | small |
mid- | middle |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | near, alongside, abnormal |
per- | through |
peri- | around |
poly- | many, excessive |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
pro- | to go forth |
pseudo- | false |
purpur- | purple |
quadri- | four |
re- | again |
retro- | behind, backward |
rube- | red |
semi- | half |
sub- | below, under |
super- | above, excess |
supra | above |
sym-, syn- | together |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across |
tri- | three |
ultra | beyond, excessive |
uni- | one |
xanth- | yellow |
xer- | dry |