PPC prefixes

  1. anti-, contra-
    against, opposed to
  2. de-
    from, down, not
  3. circum-, peri-
    around
  4. dia-, trans-
    across, through
  5. e-, ec-, ex-
    out or away
  6. epi-
    upon
  7. inter-
    between
  8. meso-
    middle
  9. meta-
    beyond, after, change
  10. para-
    along side of, abnormal
  11. retro-
    backward, behind
  12. re-
    again or back
  13. neo-
    new
  14. hemi-, semi-
    half
  15. mono-, uni-
    one
  16. bi-
    two
  17. tri-
    three
  18. quadric-
    four
  19. oligo-
    few or deficient
  20. pan-
    all
  21. poly-, multi-
    many
  22. hyper-
    above or excessive
  23. ultra-
    beyond or excessive
  24. super-, supra-
    above or excessive
  25. sub-, infra-
    below or under
  26. hypo-
    below or deficient
  27. macro-
    large or long
  28. micro-
    small
  29. brady-
    slow
  30. tachy-
    fast
  31. ante-, pre-, pro-
    before
  32. post-
    after or behind
  33. ecto-,exo-, extra-
    outside
  34. en-, endo-, intra-
    within
  35. ab-
    away from
  36. ad-
    to, toward, near
  37. dys-
    painful, difficult, faulty
  38. eu-
    good or normal
  39. a-,an-
    without
  40. con-, syn-, sym-
    together or with
Author
dineane
ID
36287
Card Set
PPC prefixes
Description
medical prefixes
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