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MT-Prefixes
Medical Terminology Prefixes Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| ab- | away from |
| abs- | away from |
| ad- | toward, to |
| ambi- | both, around |
| an- | without |
| ana- | up, toward |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| apo- | derived, separate |
| aut(o)- | self |
| bi- | twice, double |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| cata- | down |
| circum- | around |
| co- | together |
| col- | together |
| com- | together |
| con- | together |
| cor- | together |
| contra- | against |
| de- | away from |
| di- | not, separated |
| dif- | not, separated |
| dir- | not, separated |
| dis- | not, separated |
| dia- | through |
| dys- | abnormal; difficult |
| ect(o)- | outside |
| end(o)- | within |
| epi- | over |
| eu- | well, good, normal |
| ex- | out of, away from |
| exo- | external, on the outside |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above normal; overly |
| hypo- | below normal |
| infra- | positioned beneath |
| iso- | equal, same |
| mal- | bad; inadequate |
| meg(a)- | large |
| megal(o)- | large |
| mes(o)- | middle, median |
| meta- | after |
| micr(o)- | small, microscopic |
| mon(o)- | single |
| multi- | many |
| olig(o)- | few; little; scanty |
| pan- | all, entire |
| pant(o)- | all, entire |
| par(a)- | beside; abnormal; involving two parts |
| per- | through, intensely |
| peri- | around, about, near |
| pluri- | several, more |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after, following |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, forward |
| quadra- | four |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | again, backward |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | less than, under, inferior |
| super- | more than, above, superior |
| supra- | above, over |
| syl- | together |
| sym- | together |
| syn- | together |
| sys- | together |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across, through |
| ultra- | beyond, excessive |
| un- | not |
| uni- | one |