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Medical Prefixes
Medical Terminology Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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epi- | above, upon |
hypo- | under; below, deficient |
infra-, sub- | under; below |
inter- | between |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
pro- | before, in front of |
retro- | backward, behind |
bi-, di- | two |
dipl-, diplo- | double |
hemi- | one half |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
uni- | one |
multi-, poly- | many, much |
nulli- | none |
primi- | first |
quadri- | four |
tri- | three |
ab- | from, away from |
ad- | toward |
circum-, peri- | around |
dia-, trans- | through, across |
ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside, outward |
endo-, intra- | in, within |
para- | near, beside; beyond |
super- | upper, above |
supra- | above; excessive; superior |
ultra- | excess, beyond |
a-, an- | without, not |
anti-, contra- | against |
brady- | slow |
dys- | bad; difficult; painful |
eu- | good, normal |
hetero- | different |
homo-, homeo- | same |
mal- | bad |
pan- | all |
pseudo- | false |
syn- | union, together, joined |
tachy- | rapid |