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PHS Flashcards
Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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A-, An- | without or absence of |
Ab- | from or away |
Ad- | to or towards |
ana- | up |
ante- | before |
anti- | against |
append- | to hang something |
bi-, bin- | two |
brady- | slow |
contra- | against |
di- | two |
dis- | to undo, free from |
ecto,exo, extra | outside |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon |
erythr | red |
glyc- | sweet |
hyper- | over |
hypo- | beneath, below |
im- | equal |
infra- | under |
inter- | between |
intra- | inside |
iso- | not |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
meso- | middle |
meta- | change |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
mut- | after |
neo- | new |
para- | beside |
patho- | disease |
peri | surrounding |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
pseudo- | false |
re- | back, again |
retro- | backward or behind |
semi- | half |
sub- | under or below |
super- | over or above |
syn- | together or joined |
tachy | fast |
tetra- | four |
trans- | through, across, beyond |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
uni- | one |