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Anatomy Session 1
Common Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a, an | without, not |
Ab | From, away from |
Ad | Toward |
All | Other, different from the usual |
Ante, pre, pro | Before, in front |
Anti, contra | Against |
Bi | Two |
Bili | Bile |
Brachy | Short |
Brady | Slow |
Circum, peri | Around |
Dia, Trans | Through, Across |
Dys | Bad, painful, difficult |
Ec, ex, ecto | Out, out from, outside |
Endo, intra | In, within |
Epi | Above, upon |
Hemi, Semi | One Half |
Hetero | Different |
Hyper | Excessive, above normal |
Hypo, infra, sub | Under, below |
Inter | Between |
Macro | Large |
Mal | Bad |
Media | Middle |
Micro | Small |
Mono, Uni | One |
Multi, Poly | Many, much |
Para | Near, beside, beyond |
Peri | Around |
Post | After, behind |
Primi | First |
Psuedo | False |
Quadri | Four |
Retro | Backward, behind |
Super, supra | Above, excessive |
Tachy | Rapid |
Trans | Through, across |
Tri | Three |