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Prefixes & Suffixes

QuestionAnswer
A, An Lack of / apart from ex: anemia, avascular
Ab away from ex: abduction, abort
Ad toward, near ex: adduction, adrenal
Amphi around, on both sides, in two ways ex: amphiarthrosis
ante before, in front of ex: antebrachial, anterior
anti against ex: antibiotic, antidiuretic
Bi two, twice ex: biceps, bipolar
Circum around, surrounding ex: circumference, circumduction
Com, con together, with ex: commissure, concentric
Contra against, opposite ex: contradiction, contralateral
Di twice, two ex: diameter, digastric, diencephalon
Dia through, across, between, completely ex: diaphysis, diencephalon
Dis away from, apart, undo ex: dissect, dissemble
E, Ec, Ex, Exo out, away from ex: exhale, excretion, exoskeleton
Em, En in, into, on, within ex: embedded, endoderm
Epi upon, outside ex: epidermis, epiglottis
Hemi half ex: hemidesmosome, hemisphere
Hyper excessive, too much of ex: hypertrophy, hypertension
Hypo below, deficiency ex: hypogastric, hypothermia
Im, In not, into ex: immature, incisor
inter between, together ex: intermediate, intervene
intra within ex: intravenous, intracellular
macro, mega large, great in size ex: macrophage, megalomania
meta beyond, after ex: metatarsal, metastasis
micro small, tiny ex: microscopic, microorganism
mono one ex: monocyte, monomer
peri around ex: pericardium, periphery, peripetual
poli many ex: polygon, polymer
post behind, after in time ex: posterior, postmenopausal
pre, pro before in time, in front of ex: prophase, predecessor
sub under, below ex: submarine, sub scapular
super, supra above, excessive ex: superior, supraclavicular
Sym, syn together with ex: symphysis, synarthrosis
trans through, across, between, completely ex: transverse, transplant
tri three ex: triceps, trigeminal
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