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Medical Prefixes

Type the meaning of each prefix.
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Prefix
Definition
a-
not, without, lack of, absence
ab-
away from
acro-
extremity, end
ad-
toward, near
ambly-
dim
an-
not, without, lack of, absence
ante-
before
anti-
against
atel/o-
incomplete
auto-
self
bi-
two, twice
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
circum-
around
contra-
against, opposite, opposed
counter-
against, opposite, opposed
cyan/o-
blue
de-
down, without, removal, loss
dextr/o-
right
di-
two, twice
dia-
through
dipl/o-
double
dis-
absence, removal, separation
dys-
abnormal, painful, difficult
ec-
out, outside
ecto-
out, outside
end/o-
in, within
epi-
on, over
equi-
equal, same
erythr/o-
red
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
ex/o-
away from, outside
extra-
outside
hemi-
half, one side
hetero-
other, different, unequal
homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
hyper-
over, excess, increasedm abnormally high
hypo-
under, below, decreased, abnormally low
im-
not
in-
not
infra-
below
inter-
between
intra-
in, within
iso-
equal, same
juxta-
near, beside
leuk/o-
white, colorless, white blood cell
macro-
large, abnormally large
mal-
bad, poor
mega-, megal/o-
large, abnormally large
melan/o-
black, dark, melanin
mes/o-
middle
met/a-
change, after, beyond
micro-
small, one millionth
mon/o-
one
multi-
many
neo-
new
non-
not
normo-
normal
nulli-
never
olig/o-
few, scanty, deficiency of
ortho-
straight, correct, upright
pachy-
thick
pan-
all
para-
near, beside, abnormal
per-
through
peri-
around
poikilo-
varied, irregular
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
presby-
old
prim/i-
first
pro-
before, in front of
pseudo-
false
quadr/i-
four
re-
again, back
retro-
behind, backward
semi-
half, partial
sinistr/o-
left
staphyl/o-
grape-like cluster, staphlylococos
strept/o
twisted chain, streptococcus
sub-
below, under
super-
above, excess
supra-
above
syn-, sym-
together
tachy-
rapid
tel/e-, tel/o-
end, far, at a distance
tetra-
four
trans-
through
tri-
three
un-
not
uni-
one
xanth/o-
yellow
xer/o-
dry
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