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Prefixes
Medica Terminology - Prefixes
Prefix | meaning |
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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 |