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Prefixes 2
Position, Direction, Misc. 3.2
| Prefix | Meaning | Word Association |
|---|---|---|
| ad- | toward | Addiction |
| ante-, pre- | before in time or in place | anteroom, prerenal |
| circum-, peri- | around | circumference, perimeter |
| dia- | through | diameter |
| ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra- | out, without, away from | export,exoskeleton, extranuclear |
| en-, end-, endo- | inside | enclose, endotracheal |
| epi- | above, on | epitaph |
| hypo-, infra, sub- | beneath, under | hypodermic=pertaining to the area below the skin. Subcutaneous |
| inter- | between | interval |
| intra- | within | intracollegiate |
| meso-, mid- | middle | mesoderm |
| para- | near, beside, or abdominal | parallel |
| per- | through or by | perspire |
| post- | after, behind | postdate |
| retro- | behind, backward | retrospection |
| super-, supra- | above, beyond | supernormal |
| sym-, syn- | joined, together | syndrome |
| trans- | across | transdermal |
| ante-, pre-, pro- | before | antepartum |
| post- | after or behind | postpartum |
| macro-, mega-, megalo- | large or great | macroscopic, megalith, megalomania |
| micro- | small | microscope |
| a-, an- | no, not, without | asymptomatic, anesthesia |
| in- | not or inside (in) | inconsistent |
| anti-, contra- | against | antiperspirant |
| brady- | slow | bradycardia |
| dys- | bad, difficult | dyslexia |
| eu- | good, normal | euthenasia |
| mal- | bad | maladjusted |
| pro- | favoring, supporting | prolong |
| tachy- | fast | tachycardia |
| ab- | away from | Abduct |