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Abrev Prefixes
Basic Med term Prefix Plain & Simple Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A,AN | Without or not |
| AB | Away from |
| Ad | Toward |
| Adeno | Gland |
| ambi | both |
| angio | vessel lymphy or blood |
| ante | before, forward |
| anti | against |
| arthro | joint |
| bi | double, two |
| brachio | arm |
| brady | slow |
| cardio | heart |
| caud | tail |
| Cephal | head |
| chondro | cartilage |
| circum | around |
| cochlea | shell |
| contra | against, opposite |
| derm | skin |
| di | two |
| dia | across, through, apart |
| dis | separation, away from |
| dur | through |
| dys | bad, difficult, abnormal |
| ecto | outer |
| ede | swelling |
| endo | inner, inside |
| epi | over, on |
| ergo | work |
| eryth | red |
| ex | out, out of, from , away from |
| for | opeining |
| gastro | belly, stomach |
| glosso | tongue |
| hemi | half |
| hemo | blood |
| hepa | liver |
| histo | tissue |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | to high |
| hypo | under decreased, less than normal |
| Ilio | ilium |
| in | in, into, within, not |
| infra | below |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| iso | same |
| kine | movement |
| labio | lips |
| later | side |
| leuko | white |
| lipo | fat |
| macro | big |
| mal | bad |
| mater | mother |
| medi | middle |
| mega | big |
| multi | many |
| myo | muscle |
| neo | new |
| nephro | kidney |
| Neuro | nerve |
| ora | mouth |
| orchi | testes |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Oto | ear |
| para | beside |
| Per | by, through |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | after, behind |
| pre | before, in front of |
| pro | before, in front of |
| re | again |
| retro | backward |
| semi | half |
| somato | body |
| steno | narrow |
| sub | under |
| super- | above, over, excess |
| Supra- | above, over |
| syn- | together |
| tachy- | fast |
| thermo- | heat |
| thoraco- | chest |
| Trans- | across, over |
| Tri- | 3 |
| Uria- Uro- | Urine |
| Vaso- | Vessel |
| Viscero- | Organ |