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Prefix and Suffixes
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| uni | one |
| mono | one |
| bi | two, both |
| di | two |
| ambi | both |
| tri | three |
| quadra | four |
| tetra | four |
| poly | many |
| multi | many, several |
| mega | large, excessive |
| olig | few, small |
| micro | very small |
| hemi | half |
| semi | part of a whole |
| a | without |
| an | without |
| tachy | fast |
| brady | slow |
| pan | all |
| ad | toward, to, near |
| ab | away from |
| anti | against, opposed to |
| contra | against, opposed to |
| circum | around, circular motion |
| peri | around |
| de | not from, down |
| dia | across or through |
| trans | across or through |
| dis | seaparate, apart |
| epi | upon, above |
| para | along, beside |
| e | outside, away |
| ec | out, outside, away |
| ex | out, outside, away |
| ecto | out, outside, away |
| extra | out, outside, away |
| exo | out, outside, away |
| en | inside, in |
| endo | inside, in |
| in | inside, in |
| intra | inside, in |
| ante | before |
| pre | before |
| cardio | heart |
| angi | vessel |
| hemat | blood |
| vascul | vessel |
| pneum | lungs and airways |
| pulmon | lung |
| broncho | airway |
| gastro | stomach |
| nephr | kidneys |
| ur | urine |
| ren | kidneys |
| muscul | muscle |
| neur | nerve |
| abdommin | abdomen |
| carcin | cancer |
| cost | ribs |
| electr | electric |
| fibrin | fiber |
| lip | fat |
| necro | death |
| sarc | tissue |
| thromb | clot |