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intra-

Prefix Medical Terminology

Within or inside.

Example: intramuscular (into or within a muscle)

Sources

Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Pharmacology for Nurses, Chapter 2 Key Terms · OpenStax

Related terms

idio-One's own, individual, or unknown in origin.
in-, im-Not; in some words, in or into.
infra-Below or beneath.
inter-Between.
iso-Equal or the same.
juxta-Near or next to.
macro-Large.
mal-Bad, poor, or abnormal.

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