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prefixes
Question | Answer |
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Ab | away from midline |
Acu | needle |
Anti | against |
Auto | self |
Bi | two, both, double |
Dys | abnormal, bad, painful |
Hemi | half |
Hetero | opposite, different |
Homo | same, similar |
Hyster | uterus |
Men | menstruation |
Quadri | four |
Re | back, again |
Super | above, beyond |
Tri | three |
A, An | without, none |
Ad | toward/near midline |
Acro | extremities |
Ambi | on both sides |
Bio | life |
Brady | slow |
Circum | around, encircling |
Contra | against |
Dys | difficult, painful, bad, abnormal |
Endo | within |
Epi | upon, over, above |
Ex | out, out of |
Hyper | excessive, above, too much, over, beyond |
Hypo | less than, under, below, deficient |
Hydro | fluid, water |
Inter | between |
Intra | within |
Iso | equal |
Mal | ill,bad |
Meta | after,beyond,change |
Multi | many,more than one |
Neo | new or abnormal |
Poly | many,much |
Post | after,behind |
Pro | before,in front of, forward |
Retro | behind,backward |
Sub | under,below,beneath |
Supra | above,on the top side |
Tachy | fast |
Trans | across,over |