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Prefixes / suffers
Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A , AN | WITHOUT OR NOT |
| AB | FROM OR AWAY |
| ACR , ACRO | EXTREMITY OR TOPMOST |
| AD | TO OR TOWARD |
| AMBI, AMPH, AMPHI | BOTH / ON BOTH SIDE OR AROUND |
| ANTE | BEFORE |
| ANTERO | IN FRONT OF |
| ANTI | AGAINST OR OPPOSING |
| AQUE | WATER |
| ASTRO | STAR LIKE |
| AUTO | SELF |
| BI | TWICE OR DOUBLE |
| BRACHY | SHORT |
| BRADY | SLOW |
| CARBOXY | CONTAINING CARBON AND OXYGEN/ CARBOXYL GROUP |
| CATA | DOWN / LOWER/ UNDER |
| CENTI | HUNDRED |
| CEPHAL | HEAD |
| CHOL, CHOLE, CHOLO | GALL |
| CHROMO | COLOR |
| CIRCUM | AROUND |
| CO, COM, CON | TOGETHER OR WITH |
| CONTRA | AGAINST |
| CRYO | COLD |
| CRYPT, CRYPTO | HIDDEN |
| CYAN, CYANO | BLUE |
| DE | DOWN/ FROM |
| DECA | TEN |
| DECI | TENTH |
| DEMI | HALF |
| DEXTRO | TO THE RIGHT |
| DI | DOUBLE OR TWICE |
| DIA | THROUGH/ APART/ BETWEEN |
| DIPLA, DIPLO | DOUBLE/ TWIN |
| DIS | APART / AWAY FROM |
| DYS | DIFFICULT/ PAINFUL/ BAD/ ABNORMAL |
| E, EC, ECTO | AWAY / FROM/ WITHOUT/OUTSIDE |
| ECHO | SOUND / SOUND WAVE |
| ELECTRO | ELECTRIC |
| EM , EN | IN / INTO/ INSIDE |
| ENDO | WITHIN/ IINSIDE |
| ENTO | WITHIN / INNER |
| EPI | ON / ABOVE |
| ERYTHRO | RED |
| EU | GOOD |
| EX, EXO | OUTSIDE OF /BEYOND / WITHOUT |
| EXCORI | SCRATCH /ABRASION / LOSS OF SKIN |
| EXTRA | OUTSIDE OF / BEYOND / IN ADDITION |
| FORE | BEFORE / IN FRONT OF |
| GLAUC , GLAUCO | GRAY |
| GYN , GYNE, GYNECO , GYNO | WOMEN / FEMALE |
| HEMI | HALF |
| HETERO | OTHER / UNLIKE |
| HOMEO , HOMO | SAME / LIKE |
| HYPER | ABOVE / OVER/ INCREASE/ EXCESSSIVE |
| HYPO | BELOW / UNDER / DECREASED |
| IDIO | PERSONAL / SELF PRODUCED |
| IM , IN , IR | NOT |
| IN | IN / INTO |
| INFERI | BELOW |
| INFRA | BENEATH |
| INTER | BETWEEN / AMONG |
| INTRA , INTRO | INTO / WITHIN / DURING |
| JUXTA | NEAR / NEARBY |
| KATA , KATH | DOWN / LOWER / UNDER |
| KINETO | MOTION |
| LEUCO, LEUKO | WHITE |
| LEVO | TO THE LEFT |
| MACRO | LARGE/ LONG |
| MAL | BAD |
| MEGA, MEGALO | BLACK |
| MEMBRAN | PERTAINING TO A MEMBRANE |
| MEA, MESO | MIDDLE |
| META | BEYOND |
| MICRO | SMALL |
| MID | MIDDLE |
| MIO | SMALLER / LESS |
| MULTI | MANY |
| NEO | NEW |
| NON, NOT | NO |
| NULLI | NONE |
| OB | AGAINST |
| OLIG , OLIGO | FEW / LESS THAN NORMAL |
| ORTHO |