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MED TERM
Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. a-, an- | without; not; absence of |
| 2. ab- | away from; take away |
| 3. ad- | toward; to; near |
| 4. ante- | before; in front of |
| 5. anti- | against; opposing |
| 6. auto- | self |
| 7. bi- | two; double |
| 8. brady- | slow |
| 9. circum- | around |
| 10. co-, con-, com- | together; with |
| 11. contra- | against; opposed to |
| 12. de- | down; from |
| 13. dia- | through; across; between |
| 14. dis- | apart; free from; undo |
| 15. dys- | bad; difficult; painful; abnormal |
| 16. ecto-, exo- | outside; outer |
| 17. endo- | within; inner |
| 18. epi- | upon; over; on |
| 19. eu- | good; normal; well |
| 20. ex- | out; away from; outside |
| 21. extra- | outside; beyond |
| 22. hemi- | half |
| 23. hyper- | excessive; above normal |
| 24. hypo- | below normal; deficient; under |
| 25. infra- | beneath; below |
| 26. inter- | between |
| 27. intra- | within; inside |
| 28. macro- | large |
| 29. mal- | bad; abnormal |
| 30. meso- | middle |
| 31. meta- | beyond; after; change |
| 32. micro- | small |
| 33. mono-, uni- | one; single |
| 34. multi- | many; multiple |
| 35. neo- | new; recent |
| 36. pan- | all |
| 37. para- | beside; near; beyond |
| 38. per- | through |
| 39. peri- | around |
| 40. poly- | many; excessive |
| 41. post- | after; behind |
| 42. pre-, pro- | before; in front of |
| 43. pseudo- | false |
| 44. re- | again; back |
| 45. retro- | backward; behind |
| 46. sub- | under; below |
| 47. super-, supra- | above; over |
| 48. tachy- | fast; rapid |
| 49. trans- | across; through |
| 50. tri- | three |