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Medical Prefix BN
Basic Nursing - Terminology - Prefix
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- or an- | without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to, toward |
| ante- | before (in front of) |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | twice, double |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | opposed, against |
| co- | with |
| cyan- | blue |
| cyst- | bag, bladder, sac |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| ex- | without, away from |
| extra- | outside of |
| hemato- | blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | higher, more |
| hypo- | lower, less |
| intra- | within |
| leuko- | white |
| micro- | small |
| mega- or megal- | large, great |
| multi- | many |
| myo- | muscle |
| neo- | new |
| nephro- | kidney |
| para- | beside |
| peri- | around |
| pneumo- | air, lung, gas |
| poly- | much, many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| pyo- | pus |
| pyro | fever |
| quadra- | four |
| retro- | behind |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under |
| super- | above, excess |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| un- | against |
| uni- | one |
| ultra- | excess |
| vaso- | vessel |