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VT123 prefixes
Veterinary Terminology - prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- / an- | without / lack of / not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward / to / near |
| ambi- / amphi- / ampho- | both |
| ana- | up / toward / apart |
| ante- | before / in front of / forward |
| anti- | against / opposing |
| apo- | separation from / derived from |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two / double / twice |
| cata- | down / under / lower / against |
| circum- | around |
| co- (before a vowel) / com- (before b, m and p) / con- | with / together |
| contra- | opposed / against |
| de- | reverse / remove |
| di- | two / twice |
| dia- | between / through / apart / across / completely |
| dis- | apart from / free from |
| dys- | difficult / painful / abnormal |
| e- / ec- / ex- | out of / from / away from |
| ecto- / exo- | outer / outside / situated on |
| em- (before b, m and p) / en- | in |
| endo- | within / inner |
| ep- / epi- | upon / on / over / above |
| eu- | normal / good / well / healthy |
| extra- | outside of / beyond |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive / above / beyond |
| hyp- / hypo- | under / deficient / beneath |
| im- (before b, m and p) / in- | in / into / within / not |
| infra- | below / beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| intro- | into / within |
| mes- / meso- | middle |
| meta- | change / beyond / after |
| micr- / micro- | small |
| mult- / multi- | many |
| neo- | new / recent |
| pan- | all / entire |
| para- | beside / beyond |
| per- | through / excessive |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many / much / excessive |
| post- | after / behind |
| pre- / pro- | before / in front of |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | again / backward |
| retro- | backward / behind |
| semi- | half / partial |
| sub- | under / beneath |
| super- / supra- | above / superior / excess |
| sym- (before b, m, p and ph) / syn- | together / with |
| trans- | across / through |
| ultra- | beyond / excess |