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A&P Prefixes09
A&P Prefixes - Carnegie Institute
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a / an- / ar- | Without / Lack of |
| ab- | Away from |
| ad- | to / toward |
| ambi- | both |
| amphi- | both sides |
| ana- | up / apart |
| ante- | before / in front of / forward |
| anter/o- | in front / before |
| anti- | against |
| anis/o- | unequal / dissimilar |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| cata- | down |
| circum- | around |
| co / com / con- | together |
| contra- | against / opposite |
| de- | lack of / down / away from |
| dextr/o- | right side |
| di- | two |
| dia- | between / through / complete |
| dipl- / dipl/o- | double / two-fold |
| dors/o- | back |
| dys- | painful / difficult / bad |
| ec- / ex- | out / out from |
| ect/o- / exo- / extra- | outside / outward |
| em / en- | in |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon / above |
| eu- | good / normal |
| extra- | outside |
| hemi- | half |
| heter/o- | different |
| hidr/o- | sweat |
| homo- | same |
| hydr/o- | water |
| hyper- | above / excessive / beyond |
| hypo- | below / deficient / under |
| im- / in- | not / in |
| infra- | below / inferior to |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| is/o- | equal |
| later/o- | side |
| macro- | Large |
| mal- | bad |
| meso- / mid- / medi- | middle |
| meta- | change / beyond / after / over |
| micro- | small |
| mon/o- | one |
| multi- | many / much |
| neo- | new |
| pachy- | thick |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside / along side / near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around / surrounding |
| poly- | many / much |
| post- | after / behind |
| poster/o- | posterior / behind / towards the back |
| pre- | before / in front of |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before |
| pseud/o- | false |
| quad / quadri- | four |
| re- | back / again |
| retro- | behind / backward |
| scler/o- | hard |
| semi- | part of / half |
| sinistr/o- | left side |
| sub- | below / under |
| super- | above / upper / excessive |
| supra- | above / upon |
| sym / syn- | together / with / joined |
| tachy- | fast |
| tetra- | four |
| trans- | across / through |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond / in excess |
| uni- | one |