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A list of Latin and Greek Prefixes to implement in later episodes (w/ mainly Medical Nomenclature) | Tons of information

A list of Latin and Greek Prefixes to implement in later episodes (w/ mainly Medical Nomenclature) | Tons of information

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Latin Prefixes

*Hook Word (mnemonic for memorization)

  1. A-, Ab-; away from

    1. Absent (word hook)

  2. Ad-; to, towards

    1. addition

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

    1. ambivalent

  4. Ante-; before, forward

    1. antebellum

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

    1. (see: antero-)

  6. Bi- (bis-, bin-); twice

    1. Bicycle

  7. Circum-; around

    1. circumference

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

    1. contraindicated 

  9. De-; down from, away

    1. deficient  

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

    1. external, extraordinary 

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

    1. Inferior

  12. Inter-; between (intervascular, interosseous)

    1. interloper

  13.  Intra-; within, inside, during (intracervical)

    1. Intra-racism 

  14. Juxta-; beside (juxtarticular, juxtaspinal)

    1. Juxtaposition

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

    1. object, objective

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

    1. poster

  17. Postero-; behind (Posterior, posterolateral, posterosuperior)

    1. postscript

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

    1. preclude 

  19. Retro-; backward, behind (retroflexion, retronasal)

    1. retrograde

  20. Semi-; half (semiorbicular)

    1. semicircle

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

    1. submarine 

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

    1. superior

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

    1. (see: super-)

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

    1. Transcript 

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

    1. ultra-runner, ultraviolet

Greek Prefixes

  1. An, A-; not, without (anemia)

    1. absent

  2. Amphi-; around about (amphibian)

    1. amphibian

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

    1. analysis

  4. Anti- (anth-); against, resisting

    1. antagonist

  5. Apo-; from, separation (

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