Medical Terminology Chapter 3-Prefixes

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ante- - correct answer before, in front of

pre- - correct answer before, in front of

pro- - correct answer before, in front of

epi- - correct answer above, upon

hypo- - correct answer under, below, deficient

infra- - correct answer under, below

sub- - correct answer under, below

inter- - correct answer between

medi- - correct answer middle

meso- - correct answer middle

post- - correct answer after, behind

bi- - correct answer two

dipl- - correct answer double

diplo- - correct answer double

hemi- - correct answer one half

semi- - correct answer one half

hyper- - correct answer excessive, above normal

macro- - correct answer large

micro- - correct answer small

uni- - correct answer one

multi- - correct answer many, much

poly- - correct answer many, much

primi- - correct answer first

quadri- - correct answer four

tri- - correct answer three

a- - correct answer without, not

*usually used before an consonant

an- - correct answer without, not

*usually used before a vowel

im- - correct answer not

in- - correct answer in, not

ab- - correct answer from, away from

retro- - correct answer backward, behind

circum- - correct answer around

peri- - correct answer around

ec- - correct answer out, out from

ex- - correct answer out, out from

dia- - correct answer through, across

trans- - correct answer through, across

ecto- - correct answer outside, outward

exo- - correct answer outside, outward

extra- - correct answer outside, outward

endo- - correct answer in, within

intra- - correct answer in, within

para- - correct answer near, beside; beyond

*usually used before a consonant

super- - correct answer upper, above

supra- - correct answer above; excessive; superior

anti- - correct answer against

contra- - correct answer against

brady- - correct answer slow

dys- - correct answer bad; painful; difficult

eu- - correct answer good, normal

hetero- - correct answer different

homo- - correct answer same

mal- - correct answer bad

pan- - correct answer all

pseudo- - correct answer false

syn- - correct answer union, together, joined

*the prefix syn- appears as sym- before b, p, ph, or m.