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Medical Prefixes
Common Medical Prefixes from Simple Guide to TMBC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Brachio | Arm |
| Brady | Slow |
| Cardio | Heart |
| Caud | Tail |
| Cephal | Head |
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Circum | Around |
| Cochlea | Shell |
| Contra | Against, opposite |
| Derm | Skin |
| Di | Two |
| Dia | Across, through, apart |
| Dis | Seperation, away from |
| Dur | Tough |
| Dys | Bad, difficult, abnormal |
| En | In, Into |
| Endo | Inner, inside |
| Epi | Over |
| Ergo | Work |
| Eryth | Red |
| Ex | Out, Out of, Away from |
| Ab | Away from |
| Ad | Towards |
| Adeno | Gland |
| Ambi | Both |
| Angio | Vessel |
| Ante | Before, Forward |
| Anti | Against |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Bi | Double, Two |
| For | Opening |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Glosso | Tongue |
| Hemi | Half |
| Hemo | Blood |
| Hepa | Liver |
| Histo | Tissue |
| Homo | Same |
| Hydro | Water |
| Hyper | Excessive, Too high |
| Hypo | Under, Decreased, Less than normal |
| Ilio | Ilium |
| Infra | Below |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Within |
| Iso | Same |
| Kine | Movement |
| Labio | Lips |
| Later | Side |
| Leuko | White |
| Lipo | Fat |
| Macro | Big |
| Mal | Bad |
| Mater | Mother |
| Medi | Middle |
| Mega | Big |
| Multi | Many |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Neo | New |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| Ora | Mouth |
| Orchi | Testes |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Oto | Ear |
| Para | Beside |
| Per | By, Through |
| Peri | Around |
| Poly | Many |
| Post | After, Behind |
| Pre | Before, In front of |
| Pro | Before, In front of |
| Re | Again |
| Retro | Backward |
| Semi | Half |
| Somato | Body |
| Steno | Narrow |
| Sub | Under |
| Super | Above, Over, Excess |
| Supra | Above, Over |
| Syn | Together |
| Tachy | Fast |
| Thermo | Heat |
| Thoraco | Chest |
| Thrombo | Clot |
| Trans | Across, Over |
| Tri | Three |
| Uni | One |
| Uria, Uro | Urine |
| Vaso | Vessel |
| Viscero | Organ |