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Common prefixes
Pharm tech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acu | sharp,abrupt, sudden ie:acupuncture, acute |
| ad, ad | towards |
| a, an | without |
| ab | away from |
| allo | other or another |
| ana | up to, back, again, apart |
| ante | before or forwards |
| anti | against, opposite |
| auto | self |
| bi | twice, double |
| brady | slow |
| cata | down |
| circum | around |
| con | together |
| contra | against |
| cuti | skin |
| de | from, away from, down from (decongestant) |
| deci | ten |
| di, dis | two |
| dia | through, complete (diarrhea) |
| dipl, diplo | double |
| dis | separation |
| dur | hard, firm |
| dys | bad, abnormal |
| e, ec, ecto | out, from out of |
| en, endo | into |
| epi | on, up, against, high |
| eu | well, normal, abundant |
| ex, exo | out, from out of |
| extra | outside, beyond, in addition |
| hemi | half |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| hypo | below, deficient |
| im, in | not |
| in | into (invasive) |
| infra | below, underneath |
| inter | among, between |
| intra | within, inside, during |
| iso | equal, same |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad |
| mega | large |
| megalo | large |
| meta | change, between |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| neo | new |
| non | not |
| pan | all, across, throughout |
| para | beside, to the side of, wrong |
| per | by, through, throughout |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | behind, after |
| pre | before, in front |
| primi | first |
| pro | before, in front |
| pros | besides, in addition |
| pseudo | false |
| quadri | four |
| re, red | back, again |
| retro | backwards, behind |
| semi | half |
| sub | under, beneath |
| super | above, in addition, over, excessive |
| supra | above, on upper side, excessive |
| syn | together, with |
| tachy | rapid |
| tetra | four |
| trans | across, beyond, through |
| tri | three |
| ultra | beyond, excess, more |
| uni | one |