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Common Prefixes
Common medical prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A- | Without, away from |
| An- | Without |
| Ante- | Before, in front of |
| Anti- | Against |
| Auto- | Self |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Dys- | Painful, difficult |
| Endo- | Within, inner |
| Epi- | Upon, over |
| Eu- | Normal, good |
| Hetero- | Different |
| Homo- | Same |
| Hyper- | Over, above |
| Hypo- | Under, below |
| Infra- | Under, beneath, below |
| Inter- | Among, between |
| Intra- | Within, inside |
| Macro- | Large |
| Micro- | Small |
| Neo- | New |
| Pan- | All |
| Para- | Beside, beyond, near |
| Per- | Through |
| Peri- | Around |
| Post- | After |
| Pre- | Before, in front of |
| Pseudo- | False |
| Retro- | Backward, behind |
| Sub- | under, below |
| Super- | Above, excess |
| Supra-- | Above |
| Tachy- | fast |
| Trans- | Through, across |
| Ultra- | Beyond, excess |