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Medical Terminology Prefix and Definitions

The document provides a comprehensive list of medical prefixes along with their meanings, which are essential for understanding medical terminology. It categorizes prefixes related to absence, direction, quantity, color, and more, aiding in the interpretation of medical terms. This resource is valuable for students and professionals in the medical field.

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Medical Terminology Prefix and Definitions

The document provides a comprehensive list of medical prefixes along with their meanings, which are essential for understanding medical terminology. It categorizes prefixes related to absence, direction, quantity, color, and more, aiding in the interpretation of medical terms. This resource is valuable for students and professionals in the medical field.

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Medical Terminology

Prefixes with Definitions

PREFIX MEANING
a-, an- without, lacking, deficient, not
ab- away from
ad-, af- toward, to, near
ambi-, ampho-, amphi- both, double
ana- up, toward, apart
andro- man
ante- before, in front of, forward
anti-, ant- against, opposing, preventing
ap-, apo- separation from, derived from
aut-, auto- self
brachy- short
brady- slow
cata- down, under, lower, against
circum-. around
co-, com-, con- with, together
contra- against, opposed
de- down, from
dextro- to the right
dia- through, between, apart, across
dis- apart, free from
dorso- to the back
dys- difficult, bad, painful, abnormal
e-, ec-, ef-, ex- out of, from, away from
ect-, ecto-, exo- outside of
em-, en-, eso- in, into, within
end-, endo-, ent-, ento- within, inside
ep-, epi- upon, on, over
eu- normal, good, healthy
extra-, extro- outside of, beyond, outward
gyn-, gyno- woman, female
hemi- half, partial
hetero- different, other
hyper- excessive, above, beyond
hyp-, hypo- under, beneath, deficient
im-, in- in, into, within, not
infra- below, beneath
inter- between
intra-, intro- within, into

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mal- bad, abnormal
mega-, megalo- large, big
mes-, meso- middle
meta- change
micr-, micro- small
mult-, multi- many
neo- new, recent
noso- disease
oligo- little, few
pan- all, entire
para- beside, beyond, after
per- through, excessive
peri- around, surrounding
poly- many, much, excessive
post- after, behind
pre-, pro- before, in front of
pseud-, pseudo- false
pyo- pus
pyro- fire
re-, retro- backward, behind, again
semi- half
steno- narrow
sub- under, below, beneath
super-, supra- above, excess, superior
sym-, syn- together, with
tachy- fast
telo- end
therm- heat
trans- across, through, beyond
ultra- beyond, excess
xero- dry
COLORS
albus- white
chloro- green
chromo- color
cirrhos- orange yellow
cyano- blue
erythro- red
leuko- white
luteus- yellow
melano- black
polio- gray
porphyro- purple

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rhodo- red
xantho- yellow
NUMBERS
nulli- none
haplo- single
mon-, mono- one
bi-, di-, dipl- two, double, twice
tri- three
quadri-, tetra four
penta- five
hex-, sex- six
octo-, octa- eight
nona- nine
deci- ten

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