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a-,an-

Lack of, without

Amenorrhe-without perod or menses
ante-

Before, In Front of, Forward
anti-

Opposing or Against

Antiinflaminatory: Agent Opposing or fighting inflamation.
ab-

Away from, Take Away
Ad-

Towards or to, near
ambi-, ambo-

Both
amphi-

Double, both sides
Ana-

up, apart
ap-, apo-

Seperated, or derived from
Aut-, Auto-

Self, by Yourself
Bi-

Double, Two, Twice, Both
Brady-

Slow
Brachy-

Short
Co-, Con-, Com-

Together, with
Cata-

Lower, down, against
Circum-

Around
Contra-

Against, Opposed to
De-

Down, or From
Di-

Twice or Two
Dia-

Through, Apart, Across, Between
Dis-

Apart from or Free fom
Dys-

Bad, painful, difficult
E-, Ec-, Ex-

From, Away From, Out of
Ect-, Exo-, Ecto-

Outside, Outer, On
Em-, En-

In
End- , Endo-, Ent-, Ento-

Within or Inner
Epi-, Ep-

Upon, over, or on
Eu-

Normal
Extra-, Extro-,

Beyond, Outside Of, Outward
Hemi-, Semi-

Half, Half of
Hyper-

Above, Excesive, Beyond
Hyp-, Hypo-

Below, Beneth, Deficient
Im-, In-

Into, In, Within
Infa-

Below or beneth
Inter-

Between
Intra-

Within, Inside
Intro-

Into, or within
Macro-

Large
Mal-

Bad
Mes-, Meso-

Middle
Meta-

Beyond or changing
Micro-, Micr-

Tiny, Small
Mono-, Uni-

One
Mult-, Multi-

Many, Multiple
Neo-

New or Recent
Oligo-

Scanty
Pan-

All
Para-

Beyond, Beside, After
Per-

Through
Peri-

Around
Poly-

Many, Excessive
Post-

After or following, behind
Pre-, Pro-

In Front of, before, Precedding
Presby-

Old Age
Pseudo-

False
Quadri-

Four
Re-

Backward or again
Retro-

Behind, Backward
Semi-

Half
Sub-

Under or beneth
Super-, Supra-

Above, Excessive, Superior
Sym-, Syn-

With or Together
Tachy-

Rapid or Fast
Trans-

Through or Across
Tri-

Three
Ultra-

Excessive, beyond

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Medical Prefixes for Beginners

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2012-09-14T20:11:10Z

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