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CPC-Prefixes
CPC Study - Anatomy / Pathophysiology Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epi- | on / upon |
| hyper- | over; excess |
| hypo- | under |
| intra- | within |
| para- | beside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| sub- | under |
| inter- | between |
| supra- | above |
| sym-, syn- | together |
| a-, an- | not |
| endo- | within; in |
| eu- | good; normal |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | lack of |
| meta- | change; after |
| tachy- | fast |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| ante- | before |
| ecto- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| in- | into |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli-, nulti- | none |
| post- | after |
| primi- | first |
| pseudo- | false |
| retro- | backwards; behind |
| uni- | one |
| oxy- | sharp; oxygen |
| tropin- | act upon |
| hemi- | half |
| quadri- | four |
| audi- | hearing |
| eso- | inward |
| exo- | outward |