Virginia College - Pearson Medical Terminology - Prefixes

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a-

not,without, absence of
ab-

from, away from
ad-

at, increase, on, toward
alb-

denoting a white of pale color
ambi-

both, denoting something as positioned on both sided, describing both of two
amph- or amphi-

on both sides
an-

not, without, absence of
ana-

up, toward, back, again, up
ante-

before, describing something as positioned in front of another thing
anti-

describing something as against or opposed to another
apo-

away, separated from, derived from
bi-

two, twice, double
brachy-

indicating short or less commonly little
brady-

slow
circum-

around
com-

with, together
con-

with, together, jointly
cor-

with, together
contra-

counter, against
de-

away from, cessation
di-

double, two, apart, separation
dia-

through, during, across
dipl-

apart, away
dis-

apart, away, separation, taking apart
dys-

bad, abnormal, painful, difficult, defective, abnoral
ec-

out, away
ecto-

outer, outside
en-

within, upon, on, over
endo-

within, denotes something as inside or within
ep-

upon, over, above, on top
epi-

upon, over, above, on top
eso-

inward
eu-

normal, good, true, well, new
ex-

out of, away from
exo-

outside, away from, denotes something as outside another
extra-

outside
fore-

before or ahead
front-

of or pertaining to the forehead
gluco-

sweet
hemi-

one-half
heter/o-

different, denotes something as the other of two
hyper-

excessive, abnormally high, above, denotes something as extreme or beyond normal
hypo-

deficient, abnormally low, below, denotes something as below normal
infer-

below
infra-

below
inter-

between, among
intra-

within
isch-

restriction
iso-

equal
juxta-

near to, alongside or next to
lei-

smooth
lept-, lepto-

light, slender
leuco-, leuko-

denoting a white color
lys-,lyso-

dissolution, loosening
macro-

large, long
mal-

bad
mega-

large, great, enlargement, million
megalo-

large, great
meso-

middle
meta-

after, change, behind
micro-

small, denoting something as small, or relating to smallness, millionth
milli-

thousandth
mono-

one, single
multi-

many, more than once, numerous
myri-

ten thousand
neo-

new
nulli-

none
olig-, oligo-

denoting something as having little, having few
pachy-

thick
pan-

all, denoting something as complete or containing everything
par-

alongside, abnormal
para-

alongside of, abnormal
parvo-

small
per-

through
peri-

around
pleio-

more, excessive, multiple
poly-

excessive, over, many
post-

to follow after, denotes something as after or behind another
pre-

to come before, denotes something as before another in physical position or time
primi-

first, denotes something as first of most important
pro-

before, denotes something as before another in physical position or time
proto-

denotes something as first of most important
pseudo-

false or fake
quadri-

four
re-

back, again, backward
retro-

backward, behind
rhodo-

denoting a rose-red color
sclero-

hard
scolio-

twisted, curved
scoto-

darkness
semi-

half, partial
sub-

under, beneath, below
super-

above, superior
supra-

above, excessive
sym-, sy, syl, syn, sys

together, joined, indicates similarity, likeness, or being together
syn-

together, joined
tachy-

rapid, fast, irregularly fast
tetan-

rigid, tense
tetra-

four
toxi-, toxo-, toxico-

toxin, poison
trans-

through, across, beyond, denoting something as moving or situated across or through
tri-

three
ultra-

beyond

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Prefixes - MED1010 - Pearson Medical Terminology Complete

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