Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
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- The prefix dys- means?
- difficult,bad,painful
- The prefix e-,ec-,or ex- means?
- out of, from, away from
- The prefix ect-,ecto-,or exo- means?
- outer,outside,situated on
- The prefix *em- or en- means?
-
in
*-before b,m,and p - The prefix end-,endo-,ent-,or ento- means?
- within,inner
- The prefix ep- or epi- means?
- upon,on,over
- The prefix eu- means?
- normal,good,well,healthy
- The prefix extra- or extro- means?
- outside of,beyond,outward
- The prefix hemi- means?
- half
- The prefix hyper- means?
- excessive,above,beyond
- The prefix hyp- or hypo- means?
- under,deficient,beneath
- The prefix *im- or in- means?
-
not
*-before b,m,and p - The prefix infra- means?
- below,beneath
- The prefix inter- means?
- between
- The prefix intra- means?
- within
- The prefix intro- means?
- into,within
- The prefix mes- or meso- means?
- middle
- The prefix meta- means?
- change,beyond
- The prefix micr- or micro- means?
- small
- The prefix mult- or multi- means?
- many
- The prefix neo- means?
- new,recent
- The prefix pan- means?
- all,entire
- The prefix para- means?
- beside,beyond,after
- The perfix peri- means?
- around
- The perfix per- means?
- through,excessive
- The perfix poly- means?
- many,much,excessive
- The perfix post- means?
- after,behind
- The perfix pre- or pro- means?
- before,in front of
- The perfix pseud- or pseudo- means?
- false
- The perfix re- means?
- again,backward
- The prefixes a-,an- means?
- without,lack of,not
- The prefix ab- means?
- away from
- The prefix ad- means?
- toward, to, near
- The prefix ambi- means?
- both
- The prefix amphi- means?
- on both sides, double
- The prefix ampho- means?
- both
- The prefix ana- means?
- up, toward, apart
- The prefix ante- means?
- before, in front of, foward
- The prefix anti- means?
- against, opposing
- The prefix ap- or apo- means?
- separation from, derived from
- The prefix aut- or auto- means?
- self
- The prefix bi- means?
- two, double, twice
- The prefix cata- means?
- down, under, lower, against
- The prefix circum- means?
- around
- The prefix *co-,com-**, or con- means?
-
with, together
*-before a vowel
**-before b, m, and p - The prefix contra- means?
- opposed,against
- The prefix de- means?
- down, from
- The prefix di- means?
- two, twice
- The prefix dia- means?
- between, through, apart, across, completely
- The prefix dis- means?
- apart, free from