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Medical Terminology

prefix and its meaning

TermDefinition
-a; -an without
ab away from
ad- near, toward
ante- before
anti- against
bi- two, double
co, con with, together
contra opposite
ec- out
ecto- outside
em-, en- in
endo- inside
epi- in addition to
ex- away from, over
hemi- half
hyper- beyond, excessive
hypo- below, deficient
infra- below, beneath
inter- between
intra- within, inside
iso- same
meso- middle
pan- all
par-, para- beside, around, near, abnormal
peri- around
post- after, behind
pre- before, in front of
pro- before, in front of, forward
retro- backward, behind
semi- half
sub- under
supra- above, beyond
sym-, syn- together
trans- across, on the other side
tri- three
uni- one
adeno- gland like
amphi- on both sides
ana- excessive, upward
andr(o)- man, human being
ante- before
anti- against
bi- two, double
circum- all around
co-, con-, with, together
de- away from
dextro- right
dia- through
dis- difficult, painful
ec- out
ex- away from, over
extra on the outside
ecto- outside
en- in
endo- within
ento- inside
epi- on, in addition to
eu- good
gyn(ec)- woman
ipsi- self
juxta- adjacent
laevo- left
mega- big
meso- middle
meta- to, next, change
mono- one
orto- normal
pan- all
pseudo- false, not real
sin- with, together with
super- above, excessive
sym-, syn- together with
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