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a-, an-	Without; not (anemia)		tp-med-prefixes
ab-	Away from (abduct)		tp-med-prefixes
ad-	Toward (adduct)		tp-med-prefixes
ambi-	Both (ambidextrous)		tp-med-prefixes
ante-	Before; forward (antepartum)		tp-med-prefixes
anti-	Against (antibiotic)		tp-med-prefixes
auto-	Self (autoimmune)		tp-med-prefixes
bi-	Two (bilateral)		tp-med-prefixes
brady-	Slow (bradycardia)		tp-med-prefixes
circum-	Around (circumcision)		tp-med-prefixes
con-	With; together (congenital)		tp-med-prefixes
contra-	Against; opposite (contraindicated)		tp-med-prefixes
de-	Down; removal (dehydration)		tp-med-prefixes
dia-	Through; complete (diagnosis)		tp-med-prefixes
dis-	Apart; away (dislocate)		tp-med-prefixes
dys-	Painful; difficult; abnormal (dyspnea)		tp-med-prefixes
ecto-	Outside (ectopic)		tp-med-prefixes
endo-	Within (endocardium)		tp-med-prefixes
epi-	Upon; above (epidermis)		tp-med-prefixes
eu-	Good; normal (euphoria)		tp-med-prefixes
ex-, exo-	Outside; out of (exhale)		tp-med-prefixes
extra-	Outside of (extracellular)		tp-med-prefixes
hemi-	Half (hemisphere)		tp-med-prefixes
hetero-	Different (heterogeneous)		tp-med-prefixes
homo-, homeo-	Same (homeostasis)		tp-med-prefixes
hyper-	Above; excessive (hypertension)		tp-med-prefixes
hypo-	Below; deficient (hypotension)		tp-med-prefixes
infra-	Below (infraorbital)		tp-med-prefixes
inter-	Between (intercostal)		tp-med-prefixes
intra-	Within (intravenous)		tp-med-prefixes
iso-	Equal (isotonic)		tp-med-prefixes
macro-	Large (macrophage)		tp-med-prefixes
mal-	Bad; poor (malnutrition)		tp-med-prefixes
meso-	Middle (mesentery)		tp-med-prefixes
meta-	Change; beyond (metastasis)		tp-med-prefixes
micro-	Small (microscope)		tp-med-prefixes
mono-	One (mononucleosis)		tp-med-prefixes
multi-	Many (multiparous)		tp-med-prefixes
neo-	New (neonatal)		tp-med-prefixes
non-	Not (noninvasive)		tp-med-prefixes
oligo-	Few; scanty (oliguria)		tp-med-prefixes
pan-	All (pandemic)		tp-med-prefixes
para-	Beside; abnormal; near (paralysis)		tp-med-prefixes
per-	Through (percutaneous)		tp-med-prefixes
peri-	Around (pericardium)		tp-med-prefixes
poly-	Many; much (polyuria)		tp-med-prefixes
post-	After (postoperative)		tp-med-prefixes
pre-	Before (prenatal)		tp-med-prefixes
pro-	Before; in favor of (prognosis)		tp-med-prefixes
pseudo-	False (pseudocyst)		tp-med-prefixes
quadri-	Four (quadriceps)		tp-med-prefixes
re-	Again; back (regurgitate)		tp-med-prefixes
retro-	Behind; backward (retroperitoneal)		tp-med-prefixes
semi-	Half (semiconscious)		tp-med-prefixes
sub-	Under (subcutaneous)		tp-med-prefixes
super-, supra-	Above (suprapubic)		tp-med-prefixes
sym-, syn-	Together (synapse)		tp-med-prefixes
tachy-	Fast (tachycardia)		tp-med-prefixes
tetra-	Four (tetralogy)		tp-med-prefixes
tri-	Three (triceps)		tp-med-prefixes
trans-	Across (transfusion)		tp-med-prefixes
ultra-	Beyond (ultrasound)		tp-med-prefixes
uni-	One (unilateral)		tp-med-prefixes
pre-natal vs post-natal	Before birth versus after birth		tp-med-prefixes
brachy-	Short (brachydactyly)		tp-med-prefixes
mega-, megalo-	Large (megacolon)		tp-med-prefixes
olig-	Little (oligohydramnios)		tp-med-prefixes
primi-	First (primigravida)		tp-med-prefixes
multi-gravida	A woman who has been pregnant more than once		tp-med-prefixes
intro-	Into (introvert)		tp-med-prefixes
xero-	Dry (xerosis)		tp-med-prefixes
peri vs endo	Peri- is around the outside; endo- is within		tp-med-prefixes
hydro-	Water (hydrocephalus)		tp-med-prefixes
hemo-, hemato-	Blood (hematology)		tp-med-prefixes
necro-	Death (necrosis)		tp-med-prefixes
pyo-	Pus (pyoderma)		tp-med-prefixes
dextro-	Right (dextrocardia)		tp-med-prefixes
levo-	Left (levoscoliosis)		tp-med-prefixes
ortho-	Straight; correct (orthopedics)		tp-med-prefixes
tox-, toxo-	Poison (toxicology)		tp-med-prefixes
pachy-	Thick (pachyderm)		tp-med-prefixes
lepto-	Thin; slender (leptomeninges)		tp-med-prefixes
pleo-	More (pleomorphic)		tp-med-prefixes