Prefixes: Med. Term. Word Scramble
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Prefix | Definition |
A-, AN- (4) | not, deficient, absence of |
ab- (1) | away from |
ACRO- (8) | the extremities |
ad- (2) | to, toward, near |
ambi- (3) | both |
AMPHI-, AMPHO- (9) | on both sides, around, both |
ANA- (9) | up, back, again |
ante- (1) | before, in front of (in time or place) |
ANTI- (7) | against, opposing |
APO- (7) | from, away from, off |
AUTO- (8) | self |
CATA- (9) | down, downward, completely |
circum- (3) | around, enveloping |
co-, con- (1) | with, together; very, thoroughly |
contra- (1) | opposite, against |
de- (3) | down, away from, absent |
DIA- (7) | through, across; completely; apart |
dis- (2) | away, apart from , removed |
DYS- (4) | painful, difficult, defective, abnormal |
e-, ex- (2) | out of, away from |
ECTO- (7) | outside of |
EN- (7) | in, into, within |
ENDO-, ENTO- (7) | within |
EPI- (7) | on, upon, above |
ESO- (7) | within |
EU- (8) | well, good, normal |
EX-, EC- (7) | out of, away from |
EXO- (7) | outside, outward |
extra-, extro- (3) | on the outside of, beyond, not relating to |
HEMI- (8) | half |
HYPER- (4) | over, excessive, above, beyond normal |
HYPO- (4) | under, deficient, below normal |
in- (1) | in, into; not; very, completely |
infra- (1) | beneath, below |
inter- (1) | between |
intra- (3) | within |
juxta- (1) | near, next to |
META- (9) | change, after, next |
PARA- (8) | beside, around; abnormal, disordered; beyond |
per- (1) | through; very, completely |
PERI- (7, does not elide) | around, surrounding |
post- (2) | after, behind |
pre- (2) | before, in front of (in space or time) |
pro- (3) | before, in front of, forward; precursor |
PRO- (9) | before, in front of |
re- (1) | back, again |
retro- (1) | backward, in back, behind |
sub- (2) | under, below |
supra-, super- (1) | over, above |
SYN- (7) | with, together |
trans- (3) | across, through |
ultra- (2) | beyond, excess |
MONO-, uni- | one |
DI-, bi- | two |
TRI-, tri- | three |
TETRA-, quadra- | four |
PENT-, PENTA- | five |
HEX-, HEXA- | six |
HEPT-, HEPTA- | seven |
OCT-, OCTA- | eight |
NON-, NONA- | nine |
DECA- | ten |
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