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Most commonly used medical prefixes
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06/23/2012
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Term
a-
 Definition
no
without
lack of
apart
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
near to
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
Term
an-
 Definition
without
lack of
Term
an-
 Definition
no
without
lack of
apart
Term
ana-
 Definition
up
Term
ant-
 Definition
against
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
double
Term
bin-
 Definition
twice
two
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
cac-
 Definition
bad
Term
centi-
 Definition
one hundred
one hundredth
Term
chromo-
 Definition
color
Term
con-
 Definition
with
together
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
de-
 Definition
down
away from
Term
deca-
 Definition
ten
Term
di(s)-
 Definition
two
apart
Term
di-
 Definition
two
double
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
between
complete
Term
dif-
 Definition
apart
free from
separate
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart
free from
separate
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad
difficult
painful
abnormal
labored
Term
ec-
 Definition
out
outside
outer
Term
ecto-
 Definition
out
outside
outer
Term
end-
 Definition
within
inner
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
inner
Term
ep-
 Definition
upon
over
above
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon
ovr
above
Term
eu-
 Definition
good
normal
Term
ex-
 Definition
out
away from
Term
exo-
 Definition
out
away from
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
beyond
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
heter/o-
 Definition
different
Term
homeo-
 Definition
similar
same
likeness
constant
Term
hydr-
 Definition
water
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
Term
hyp-
 Definition
deficient
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above
beyond
excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below
under
deficient
Term
in-
 Definition
in
into

not
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
mega-
 Definition
large
great
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond
over
between
change
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
milli
 Definition
one thousandth
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
 Definition
much
many
Term
necr-
 Definition
death
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
olig/o-
 Definition
little
scanty
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
para-
 Definition
beside
alongside
abnormal
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
much
excessive
Term
post-
 Definition
after
behind
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
in front of
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
Term
pro-
 Definition
before
in front of
Term
proto-
 Definition
first
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
re-
 Definition
again
back
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
sub-
 Definition
below
under
beneath
Term
super-
 Definition
upper
above
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
beyond
superior
Term
sym-
 Definition
together
with
Term
syn-
 Definition
together
with
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
Term
trans-
 Definition
across
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
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