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JB Prefix Review
Frequently Used Prefix's - Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an-, in- | without, negative |
| ab- | from, away from |
| ad-, ac-, as-, at- | to, toward |
| ante- | before, in front |
| anti-, ant-, ob- | against |
| bi-, bio | two or life |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| cent- | hundred |
| circum- | around |
| co-, com-, con- | with, together |
| contra | against |
| de- | down from |
| dextr- | right |
| dia- | through |
| dis- | apart |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| e-, ex- | out, out from |
| ec, exo-, extra | outside |
| en- | in, on |
| end-, endo-, | within |
| epi- | upon |
| eu- | good |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| hyper- | over, above |
| hypo- | under, below |
| infra- | within |
| kil-, kilo- | thouhsand |
| macr-, macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| mes- | middle |
| meta- | after, beyond |
| micr-, micro | small |
| milli- | one one-thousandth |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| olig- | scanty, few |
| onc- | tumor |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | much, many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| presby- | old |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before |
| re- | back, again |
| retr-, retro | behind |
| sub- | under,below |
| super-, supra | above |
| syn-, sym | with, together |
| tachy- | fast |