Medical Terminology Prefixes PDF

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Mea Meaning ning Out from

Pr Prefix efix

Without, away from

Pr Prefix efix 23. ex-

45. per-

Through

2. ab-

Away from

24. exo-

Out

3. ad-

Toward

25. hetero- Different

46. peri47. post-

Around After

4. ambi-

Both, both sides

26. homo-

Same

48. postero-

After, behind

5. An-

Without

27. hydro-

Water

49. pre-

Before, in front

6. ante-

Before, in front of

28. hyper-

Over, above

50. pro-

Before, in front

7. antero-

Before, in front of

29. hypo-

51. pseudo-

False

8. anti-

Against

30. im-

Under, below Not

52. re-

Again, back

9. auto-

Self

31. in-

Not, into

53. retro-

Backward, behind

10. brady-

Slow

32. infra-

Under, below

54. sinistro- Left

33. inter-

Among, between

55. sub-

Below, under

34. intra-

Within, inside

56. super-

Above, excess

57. supra-

Above

58. sym-

Together

Pr Prefix efix

Mea Meaning ning

1. a-

11. circum- Around 12. con-

With, together

13. contra- Against 14. de-

Down

15. dextro- To the right of 16. dia-

Through, across

17. dorso-

Back

18. dys-

Painful, difficult

19. ec-

Out, out from

20. endo-

Within, inner

21. epi-

Upon, over

22. eu-

Normal, good

35. latero- Side 36. malBad, ill

Meaning

37. medi-

Middle

59. syn-

Together

38. meso-

Middle

60. tachy-

Rapid, fast

39. meta-

61. trans-

Through, across

40. mid-

Change, beyond Middle

62. ULTRA-

Beyond, excess

41. neo-

New

42. pachy-

Thick

43. pan-

All

44. para-

Beside, beyond, near...