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Medical Prefixes

based on the AAPC CPC Certification study materials

TermDefinition
a-, an- without or absence of
ab- away from
ad- to or towards
ana- up, upward
ante- before
anti- against
append- of the appendix
bi- two
brady- slow
contra- against
di- two
dis- apart, separate; to undo
ecto-/exo- outside
endo- within
epi- above; over
erythr/o- red
glyc- sugar
hyper- high, above normal
hypo- low, below normal
im- not
infra- below, beneath
inter- between
intra- within; inside
iso- equal, same
macro- large
mal- bad
meso- middle
meta- alter, change; beyond
micro- small
mono- one
multi- many, multiple
mut- change, alter
neo- new
para- beside, near
patho- disease
peri- surrounding, around
poly- many, multiple
post- after, behind
pre- before, in front of
pseudo- false
re- again, backward
retro- behind, backward
semi- half
sub- under, below
super- over, above
syn- together, with
tachy- fast, rapid
tetra- four
trans- across
tri- three
ultra- beyond, excess
uni- one
auto- self
circum- around
de- away from, down
dys- bad, abnormal, difficult
en- in, into, within
eu- normal, good
ex- away from, out
hemi- half
in- into, not, within
leuk- white
meg- large
non- not
olig- few, scant
poly- many, much
pro- before, in front of
supra- above, over
Created by: FosseJazzer
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