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Prefix (Anatomy)
Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| aut-, auto- | self, own |
| dia- | through, complete |
| end-, endo- | within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ex-, exo- | out, outside of, outward |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
| hypo- | deficient, below, under, 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 |
| epi- | above |
| hypo- | below |
| inter- | between |
| meta- | change |
| ab- | away from (notice that the b faces away from a) |
| ad- | toward (notice that the d faces toward the a) |
| ana- | up, apart |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self, own |
| 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, outside, away from |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | deficient, under |
| in- | not |
| in- | into, within |
| infa- | beneath, under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | in, within, into |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | abnormal, beside, near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, infront of |
| pro- | before, forward |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sub- | under |
| supra- | above, upper |
| syn-, sym- | together, with |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | on |
| dys- | painful |
| intra- | within |
| multi- | many |
| nulli- | no, not, none |
| pre- | before |
| primi- | first |
| retro- | backward |
| dorsi- | back |
| poly- | many, much |
| eu- | good, normal |
| oxy- | rapid, sharp, acid |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| apo- | off, away |
| brachy- | short (distance) |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| tele- | far |
| echo- | a repeated sound |
| ultra- | beyond |