Medical Terminology Lexicon

Prefixes


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Prefix Definition Translation Sound Clip
a- without, away from, not
ab- from, away from, negative
abs from, away from, negative
ad- near, toward
alb- white
ambi- both, both sides
an- without, away from, not
ana- up, back, again, excessive
ante- before
anti- against
ap- separation from or derivation from
apo- separation from or derivation from
bi- two, twice, double
brady- slow
cata- down, under, lower, against
circum- around
com- with, together with
con- with, together with
contra- against, opposite
de- down, from
di- double, two, twice
dia- through, between, apart, across
dis- to free, undo
dys- painful, bad, difficult, imperfect
ecto- outside
em inside
en inside
endo- inside, within
epi- upon, over, at, in addition to
ex- out, away from, completely
extra- outside of, in addition to, beyond
hemi- half
hyper- above, excessive, beyond
hypo- less than, below, under
im- in, into, not
in- in, into, not
inter- between, in the midst
intra- within
intro- into, in
macro- large, long
mega- large, great
megal- large, great
meta- change, transformation, following in a series
micro- small size or extent
mono- one, single
multi- many
neo- new, recent
pan- all
para- near, beside, past, beyond, opposite, abnormal
per- through, by, by means of
peri- around, about
poly- many, much, excessive
post- after, behind
pre- before, in front of
primi- first
pro- for, in front of, before, from, in behalf of
pyo- pus
pyro- heat, fire
re- back, again
retro- backward, behind
semi- half
sub- under, beneath, in small quantity, less than normal, below
super- above, beyond, superior
supra- above
sym- together, with, along, beside
syn- joined, together
tachy- fast, swift
trans- across, over, beyond, through
ultra- beyond, excess