Prefix Supplementary Information

Prefix Supplementary Information

 

Do This Additional Prefix Terms Not Listed in Textbook

Prefix Definition Example
allo- other, differing from normal allograft
ana- up, apart anabolism
ante- before, forward anteflexion
cata- down catabolism
con- with, together congenital anomaly
de- down, lack of dehydration
ec- out, outside ectopic pregnancy
in- into, within incision
mal- bad malaise
meta- beyond, change metacarpal bones
neo- new neonatal
pan- all pancytopenia
per- through  percutaneous
post- after, behind postmortem
pre- before, in front of precancerous
pro- before, forward prolapse
pros- before, forward prosthesis
re- back, again relapse
sym- together, with synthesis
syn- together, with symbiosis

 

 

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Info Areas of Clarification

Not all medical terms have prefixes. Prefixes are only used to change the meaning of a word or to identify several areas including direction, size, position, or other common identifying traits. The word root/combining form will determine the best one to utilize, however it is important to note that there several prefixes that can have the same meaning.

 

There are several prefixes that have a direct opposite/contrasting prefix. Identifying these might help later for word building. They include:

ab- away from ad- toward
dys- bad, difficult eu- good, easy
hyper- excessive, increased hypo-deficient, decreased
inter- between, among (but not within) intra - within, inside
sub- under, below, less super- or supra- above, excessive