Anatomy Prefixes
Prefixes
Prefixes
Prefixes
Prefixes
... More Prefixes
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a-
an-
without
both "a-" and "an-" are prefixes meaning "without"
100
ab-
away from
100
ad -
to or toward
100
anti-
against
100
bi-
two
100
cardio-
heart
200
gastro-
stomach
200
amphi-
on both sides of
as in "amphibian" like frogs, who can live on land or in the water
200
hyper-
above or more
When we're hyper, we do more! There are also more letters in "hyper" than there in "hypo"
200
hypo-
below or less
200
hetero-
different
200
circum-
around
like the circumference of a circle!
300
adeno-
glandular
300
anthro-
joint
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
cerebro-
brain...
like when Professor X uses "cerebro" to strengthen his brain!
in
300
chole-
bile
300
chondro-
cartilage
300
Inter-
between
400
brach-
arm
(It's a bummer to break, or "brach" your arm!)
400
cleido-
clavicle
400
cranio-
skull
400
exo-
outside
400
endo-
inside
400
hemato-
hemo-
blood
both "hemato" and "hemo" refer to blood
500
epi-
above or upon
500
erythro-
red
500
histo-
tissue
500
ante-
before
500
angio-
vessel
500
hepato-
liver