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Med Prefixes

Prefixes for Medical Terminology

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ana- upward, excessive, through
ankyl- crooked, fused, stiff
anti- against, opposed
auto- self
bio- life, living matter
carcin- cancer, malignant
chron- time, long time
contra- against, opposite
cry- cold
dext- right
dia- across, through, part
dys- difficult, abnormal
endo- inner, inside
eryth- red
etio- cause
febr- fever, boil
fund- base, bottom
gluc- sweet, sugar
hemi- half
hol- whole, all
hyg- health
hypo- under, too little
idio- distinct, peculiar to an individual
immune- protection
infra- beneath
iso- equal, like, identical
kyph- bend, hump
later- side
levo- left
mal- bad, illness
micro- small
morph- form, shape
noct- night
oilg- small, scanty
ortho- straight, erect
oxy- sharp, acute
pan- all
path- disease, suffering
andr- male
ante- before, forward
audi- hear
bi- double, two
brach- slow, short, dull
cata- down, negative, under
circum- around
counter- against, opposite
de- down, away from
di- two, double
dis- separation, away
ecto- outer, outside
epi- over, upon
esthesi- sensation
ex- out, away, from
fract- break
gen- beginning, origin
gyn- female
heter- other, different
hom- unchanged, alike
hyper- excessive, too much
iatr- physician
in- into, within, not
inter- between
juxta- adjoining, near to
lact- milk
leuk- white
macro- large
mega- large
mono- single, one
multi- many
non- not
onc- tumor, mass
osm- small, odor
palp- touch, feel
para- abnormal, near
pept- around
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