Medical Word Building-Prefixes (Pe-Re)

  1. Prefix: peri
    Meaning: around/near

    Example: periventricular
  2. Prefix: post-
    Meaning: after, behind

    Example: postoperative
  3. Prefix: primi-
    Meaning: first

    Example: primigravida
  4. Prefix: re-
    Meaning: back, again

    Example: redo
  5. Prefix: retro
    Meaning: behind, backward

    Example: retroareolar
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Medical Word Building-Prefixes (Pe-Re)
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Medical Prefixes Pe thru Re
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