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Everest Medical Terminology - Common Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | Without or not |
| ab- | Away from |
| ad- | Toward |
| ante- | Before, forward |
| anti- | Against |
| auto- | Self |
| bi- | Double, two |
| circum- | Around |
| contra- | Against, opposite |
| de- | Down, from, away from, not |
| dia- | Across, through, apart |
| dis- | Separation, away from |
| dys- | Bad, difficult, abnormal |
| ecto- | Outer, outside |
| en- | In, into, within |
| endo- | Inner, inside |
| epi- | Over, on |
| eryth- | Red |
| ex- | Out, out of, from, away from |
| hemi- | Half |
| hyper- | Excessive, too much, high |
| hypo- | Under, decreased, less than normal |
| in- | In, into, within, not |
| inter- | Between |
| intra- | Within |
| intro- | Into, within |
| leuk- | White |
| macro- | Large |
| mal- | Bad, illness, disease |
| mega- | Large |
| micro- | Small |
| mono- | One, single |
| neo- | New |
| non- | Not |
| para- | Abnormal |
| per- | By, through |
| peri- | Around |
| poly- | Many, much |
| post- | After, behind |
| pre- | Before, in front of, prior to |
| pro- | Before, in front of |
| re- | Again |
| retro- | Backward |
| semi- | Half |
| sub- | Under |
| super- | Above, over, excess |
| supra- | Above, over |
| trans- | Across |
| uni- | One |