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VTPrefixes
Terminology: Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ad- | Toward, near |
| a-, ab-, abs | No, not |
| amb-, ambi- | both |
| amphi- | on both sides |
| an | no, not |
| ant-, anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| ana- | up, apart |
| bili- | pertaining to bile |
| brady- | slow |
| broncho- | relating to bronchi |
| cardi-, cardio- | relating to the heart |
| cervico- | relating to the neck |
| circa | about |
| circum | around |
| co- | work together |
| con- | together with |
| contra- | against, proposed |
| di- | twice |
| dia- | through, complete |
| dialy- | to separate |
| en- | inward |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | above |
| ex- | out |
| exo- | outside of outward |
| extra- | coutside of, in addition to |
| fibro- | relating to fibers |
| gaster-, gastr-, gastro- | relating to the stomach |
| hemi- | half |
| hemo- | relating to blood |
| hepat-, hepatico-, hepato- | pertaining to the liver |
| homeo- | denoting likeness or resemblance |
| homo- | same, similar |
| hyal- | clear, transparent |
| hyper | excessive, above |
| hypo- | below, deficit |
| idio- | something separate and distinct |
| in- | not, in, inside, within |
| infa- | below |
| intra- | within |
| iso- | equal, alike |
| karyo- | relating to a cell's nucleus |
| laryngo- | pertainign to the larynx |
| medi- | middle |
| myelo- | marrow |
| ovari-, ovario- |