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Medical Terminology: Common Prefixes

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Prefix
Meaning
a   without or away from  
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ab   away from  
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an   without  
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ante   before or in front of  
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anti   against  
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ad   toward  
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bi   two  
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brady   slow  
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cyan   blue  
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contra   against  
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di   two  
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dys   pain  
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epi   over or upon  
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erythr   red  
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endo   inner or within  
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hemi   half  
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hypo   below  
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hyper   above or over  
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intra   within, inside  
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inter   among  
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leuk   white  
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multi   many  
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mal   ill or bad  
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micro   small  
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macro   large  
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mid   middle  
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neo   new  
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nulli   none  
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per   through  
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peri   around  
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pro   before  
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pseudo   false  
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pre   before  
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post   after  
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poly   many  
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quad   four  
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re   again  
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retro   behind  
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supra   above  
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syn   together  
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sub   below  
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super   above  
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semi   partial  
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tri   three  
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tachy   rapid or fast  
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ultra   excess  
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uni   one  
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