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Medical Terminology Prefixes A-Meso

• Prefix a indicates absence or "without."
• Prefix ab means "from" or "away from."
• Prefix ad denotes "to" or "toward."
• Prefix an also signifies "without."
• Prefix ana translates to "up" or "back."
• Prefix ante is used for "before" in time or position.
• Prefix anti means "against," indicating opposition.
• Prefix apo refers to "upon" or derived from.
• Prefix bi signifies "two."
• Prefix bin also indicates "two," often used interchangeably with bi.
• Prefix brady denotes "slow," often relating to heart rates.
• Prefix cata means "down," common in medical contexts.
• Prefix con indicates "together" or "with."
• Prefix contra means "against" or in opposition to.
• Prefix de is used for "from," often indicating removal.
• Prefix dia signifies "through" or "across," often used in diagnostics.
• Prefix dis means "to undo" or separate.
• Prefix dys indicates difficulty or abnormality, often used in describing conditions.
• Prefix ecto translates to "outside" or outer layer.
• Prefix endo means "within" or inner layer.
• Prefix epi denotes "on" or "upon," often referring to a surface.
• Prefix eso means "inward."
• Prefix eu signifies "normal," indicating health or functionality.
• Prefix ex means "outside" or "out of."
• Prefix exo also indicates "outside" or external.
• Prefix extra denotes "beyond" typical limits.
• Prefix hemi means "half," often related to body structures.
• Prefix hyper signifies "above" normal ranges or excessive.
• Prefix hypo indicates "below" normal levels or insufficient.
• Prefix in translates to "in" or "into."
• Prefix infra means "under" or "below."
• Prefix inter indicates "between" two or more entities.
• Prefix intra means "within" or inside a structure.
• Prefix mal signifies "bad" or harmful conditions.
• Prefix meso denotes the "middle" or intermediate level.
• Prefix meta indicates "after" or "beyond," often in developmental contexts.
• Prefix micro means "small," often used to describe cellular structures.
• Prefix multi signifies "many," indicating numerous occurrences.
• Prefix neo translates to "new," often referring to modern or recent developments.
• Prefix nulli signifies "none" or absence of.
• Prefix pan means "all" or encompassing everything.
• Prefix para indicates "beside" or "related."
• Prefix per translates to "through," often indicating passage or completion.
• Prefix peri means "surrounding" an area or structure.
• Prefix poly signifies "many," often used in conditions affecting multiple parts.
• Prefix post indicates "after" in terms of time or position.
• Prefix pre means "before" in time or sequence.
• Prefix pro also indicates "before" or "in favor of."
• Prefix re means "back" or "again."
• Prefix retro signifies "backward" or relating to past conditions.
• Prefix semi means "half."
• Prefix sub indicates "under" or "below."
• Prefix super signifies "over" or "above."
• Prefix supra means "above" or "beyond."
• Prefix sym indicates "together" or "with," often in contextual uses.
• Prefix syn also means "together," frequently used in biological and medical terms.
• Prefix tachy translates to "fast," commonly used in heart rate contexts.
• Prefix tetra means "four," often used in numerical classifications.
• Prefix trans indicates "through" or "across."
• Prefix tri signifies "three," commonly referring to the number of components.
• Prefix ultra means "beyond" the typical limits.
• Prefix uni indicates "one," often in singular contexts.