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Chabner, Prefixes
Chabner, Language of Medicine 7th ed Prefixes
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a- | no, not, without |
| an- | no, not, without |
| auto- | self, own |
| dia- | through, complete |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex- | out |
| exo- | out |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| hypo- | deficient, below, less than normal |
| in- | into, in |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re- | back, backward, again |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| trans- | across, through |
| ana- | up |
| cata- | down |
| inter- | between |
| meta- | change |
| ab- | away from (hint: the "b" faces away from the "a") |
| ad- | toward (hint: the "d" faces towards the "a") |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| cata- | down |
| con- | with, together |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| de- | down, lack of |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| ec-, ecto- | out, outside |
| en-, endo- | in, within |
| epi- | upon, on, above |
| eu- | good, normal |
| ex- | out, away from |
| hemi- | half |
| in- | not, into, within |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | into, within |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | abnormal, beside, near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before, forward |
| pseudo- | false |
| sub- | under |
| supra- | above, upper |
| syn-, sym- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |