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Med Term Pre-
Medical Terminology Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- | before |
| circum- | around |
| dia- | through; complete |
| ecto- | outside |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon; on; above |
| e-; ex-; exo-; extra- | out; outward; outside |
| hyper- | excessive; above |
| hypo- | below; deficient; under |
| in- | in; into |
| infra- | below; beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| meta- | beyond |
| para- | near; beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| pro- | before |
| retro- | back; behind |
| sub- | under; below |
| supra- | above |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | beyond |
| anti- | against |
| a-; an- | no; not; lack of |
| contra- | against; opposite |
| in- | not |
| bi-; di- | two |
| hemi-; semi- | half |
| mono-; uni- | one |
| multi-; poly- | many |
| quadri- | four |
| tri- | three |
| ana- | apart; up |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | abnormal; bad; difficult; painful |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| syn-; sym- | together; with; joined |
| tachy- | fast; rapid |
| derma- | skin |
| orthr- | straight |
| meta- | beyond; change |
| dorsi- | back |
| para- | abnormal |
| polio- | gray |
| eu- | good |
| ec- | out; outside |
| tetra- | four |
| re- | back |
| eso- | inward |
| brachy- | short |
| conra- | against; opposite |
| ex- | out; away from |
| cata- | down |
| con- | toggether; with |
| en- | in; within |
| de- | lack of; down |
| em- | in |