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Prefixes
Medica Terminology - Prefixes
| Prefix | meaning |
|---|---|
| a- | not or without |
| ad- | toward |
| ab- | away from |
| ambi- | both |
| ante- | anterior, forward, in front of |
| antero- | anterior and extending from front of |
| anti- | inhibiting, opposing in effect |
| auto- | self, same |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against or opposite |
| dia- | through, throughout, completely |
| dorso- | dorsal |
| dys- | abnormal |
| endo- | within, inside |
| epi- | upon, besides, attached to, above |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessively |
| hypo- | under, beneath, down, below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| latero- | side |
| medi- | middle |
| peri- | near, around |
| poly- | many, several |
| postero- | behind |
| pre- | earlier than, prior to |
| retro- | backwards, back |
| sub- | under, beneath, below |
| super- | greater than normal |
| supra- | superior, above |
| syn- | with, along, together |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| trans- | across |
| semi- | partial, half |
| alb- | white |
| chloro- | green |
| cirrho- | yellow |
| cyano- | blue |
| melano- | black |
| purpuro- | purple |