Medical Terminology Prefixes (A to Pro)

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What does the prefix 'a' mean?

before; forward

without; no (correct)

toward

away

What does the prefix 'an' mean?

short

against

without; no (correct)

two; twice

What does the prefix 'ab' mean?

away

What does the prefix 'ad' mean?

toward Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ante' mean?

before; forward Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'anti' mean?

against Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'bi' mean?

two; twice Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'brachy' mean?

short Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'brady' mean?

slow Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'circum' mean?

around Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'con' mean?

with; together Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'contra' mean?

against Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'demi' mean?

half Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'di' mean?

two Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'dia' mean?

complete; through Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'dys' mean?

bad; abnormal; painful Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ec' mean?

out; outside Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'eco' mean?

environment Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'endo' mean?

within; inside Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'epi' mean?

above; upon Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'ex' mean?

out; away Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'extra' mean?

outside Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'grand' mean?

big Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hemi' mean?

half Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'homo' mean?

same Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hyper' mean?

above; too much Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hypo' mean?

below; too small Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'infra' mean?

below; beneath Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'in' mean?

into Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'im' mean?

not; in Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'inter' mean?

between Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'intra' mean?

within Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'macro' mean?

large Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'mal' mean?

bad Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'meta' mean?

change Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'mega' mean?

enormous Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'neo' mean?

new Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'non' mean?

not; no Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'para' mean?

beside; near Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'peri' mean?

surrounding Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'poly' mean?

many; much Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'post' mean?

after Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'pre' mean?

before Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'pro' mean?

before; forward; in front Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Medical Terminology Prefixes (A through Pro)

Prefix "a" means without or no.
Prefix "an" also signifies without or no.
Prefix "ab" indicates movement away.
Prefix "ad" denotes movement toward.
Prefix "ante" refers to before or forward in time.
Prefix "anti" means against or opposite.
Prefix "bi" signifies two or twice.
Prefix "brachy" indicates short in length.
Prefix "brady" refers to slow, often in terms of speed.
Prefix "circum" means around or surrounding.
Prefix "con" denotes with or together.
Prefix "contra" means against or opposing.
Prefix "demi" signifies half.
Prefix "di" indicates two.
Prefix "dia" means complete or through.
Prefix "dys" refers to bad, abnormal, or painful conditions.
Prefix "ec" signifies out or outside.
Prefix "eco" pertains to environment or ecological matters.
Prefix "endo" means within or inside.
Prefix "epi" indicates above or upon.
Prefix "ex" signifies out or away from.
Prefix "extra" means outside or beyond.
Prefix "grand" suggests big or large in size.
Prefix "hemi" refers to half, especially in anatomical contexts.
Prefix "homo" indicates same or similar.
Prefix "hyper" means above or too much, often related to levels.
Prefix "hypo" signifies below or too small.
Prefix "infra" means beneath or below.
Prefix "in" indicates into or within.
Prefix "im" denotes not or in, often before certain consonants.
Prefix "inter" refers to between or among.
Prefix "intra" means within, often used for intra-organism context.
Prefix "macro" signifies large or long, often in measures.
Prefix "mal" refers to bad or erroneous conditions.
Prefix "meta" signifies change or transformation.
Prefix "mega" represents enormous or very large.
Prefix "neo" means new or recent.
Prefix "non" indicates not or no.
Prefix "para" refers to beside or near, often used in anatomy.
Prefix "peri" means surrounding or encircling.
Prefix "poly" signifies many or much.
Prefix "post" refers to after in time sequences.
Prefix "pre" means before in time or order.
Prefix "pro" indicates before, forward, or in front.

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