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Latin Prefixes

*Hook Word (mnemonic for memorization)


A-, Ab-; away from



Absent (word hook)



Ad-; to, towards



addition



Ambi- (Ambo-, amb-, am-, an-); around, on both sides



ambivalent



Ante-; before, forward



antebellum



Antero-, anterior; before, front or forward part (Anterior)



(see: antero-)



Bi- (bis-, bin-); twice



Bicycle



Circum-; around



circumference



Contra- (Counter- often before vowels); against, opposite



contraindicated 



De-; down from, away



deficient  



Extra-, extro-; beyond, on the other side, outer (extrapulmonary, extraligamentous)



external, extraordinary 



Infra-; below, lower (Inferior, infraspinatus, infrascapular, infracostal)



Inferior



Inter-; between (intervascular, interosseous)



interloper



 Intra-; within, inside, during (intracervical)



Intra-racism 



Juxta-; beside (juxtarticular, juxtaspinal)



Juxtaposition



Ob- (o-, oc-, op-); against, in the way, facing (occiput)



object, objective



Post-; after, behind (Posterior, Postcerebral, postnatal)



poster



Postero-; behind (Posterior, posterolateral, posterosuperior)



postscript



Prae- (pre); before, in front of (precordium)



preclude 



Retro-; backward, behind (retroflexion, retronasal)



retrograde



Semi-; half (semiorbicular)



semicircle



Sub- (suc-, suf-, sup, sus-); under, below, near, somewhat (subdorsal, subcutis)



submarine 



Super- (sur-); over, above (Superior)



superior



Supra-; Above, upon (supra-axillary, supraspinatus, suprapelvic)



(see: super-)



Trans- (often tran- before ‘s’); across, through (Transverse, transverse Abdominous, tranverse plane)



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Ultra-, ultro-; beyond, excessive (ultraligation, ultrasetaceous)



ultra-runner, ultraviolet




Greek Prefixes


An, A-; not, without (anemia)



absent



Amphi-; around about (amphibian)



amphibian



Ana-, ano-; up, back, again (aneurysm)



analysis



Anti- (anth-); against, resisting



antagonist



Apo-; from, separation (apostasies: STA- “to stand”)



apostle



Arche-, archi-; first, chief (archiplasm)



architype



Cata- (cath-) or kata-; down, lower, under (catabolic)



catastrophe



Di-; twice, twofold (dimorphic)



diameter (two radii)



Dia-; through, across, apart (diameter, diagnosis)



diameter



Dicha-; in two, double (dichotomy)



dichotomy



Dys-; bad, difficult, hard, disordered (dysfunction)



dysfunction



Ek-, ex-; out form, outside (exophthalamus)



eccentric



Ekto-; without, on the outside (ectomere, ectopia)



(see: ek-, ex-)



En- (em-); in, within, among (endemic)



energy



Endo-; within (endothelium)



endocrine



Ento-; within (entotic: OT- “ear”)



entropic (see: endo-) 



Epi-; upon, on (epidermis)



epidemic



Eso-; inward, within (esotropic, esotoxin)



esoteric



Eu-; we, good, normal (eugenics)



euphony



Exo-; outside, outward, outer (exocolitis)



exotic



Hemi-; half, partly (hemialgia: ALGOS – “pain”)



hemisphere



Hyper-; above, over, excessive (hyperemic, hypertrophy)



hyperactive



Hypo-; low, under, below (hyponatremia) 



hypocrite



Meta-, (meth-); after, among, beyond, behind (metacarpal: KARPOS – “wrist”)



metaphysical, metaphor, method



Opistho-; behind (opithognathism) 



optic



Pali(n)-; back, again, once more (palikinesia: KINE – “movement”)



palindrome 



Para-; by the side of, near (paranoia: NOOS, “mind”)



paranoia



Peri-; around (periosteum)



Periodontal (bone or tissue AROUND tooth)



Pro-; before, in front of, forward (prophase)



professional



Pros-; to, in addition, near (prosencephalon: ENCEPHALON, brain)



prosthetic



Proso-, prostho-; forward, before, in front of (prosoplasia)