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Med. Term. Prefixes
Med. Term. Prefixes to know for Utah State Med.Term. Benchmark exam for MA's
Prefixes | Meanings |
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epi- | above, upon |
post- | after, behind |
anti- | against |
contra- | against |
pan- | all |
circum- | around |
peri- | around |
retro- | backward, behind |
mal- | bad |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
ante- | before, in front |
pre- | before, in front |
pro- | before, in front |
inter- | between |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
heter- | different |
dipl- | double, twofold |
diplo- | double, twofold |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
super- | excessive, above normal |
supra- | excessive, above normal |
pseudo- | false |
primi- | first |
quadri- | four |
ab- | away from, from |
eu- | good, normal |
eso- | inward |
macro- | large |
multi- | many, much |
poly- | many, much |
medi- | middle |
para- | near, besides, around |
neo- | new |
im- | not |
mono- | one |
uni- | one |
hemi- | one-half |
semi- | one-half |
all- | other, differing from the usual |
ec- | out, out from |
ex- | out, out from |
ecto- | outside, outward |
exo- | outside, outward |
extra- | outside, outward |
tachy- | rapid, fast |
homo- | same, alike, equal |
iso- | same, alike, equal |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
micro- | small |
echo- | sound |
ad- | toward |
trans- | through, across |
dia- | through, across |
tri- | three |
bi- | two, double |
hypo- | under, below |
sub- | under, below |
infra- | under, below |
aniso- | unequal, dissimilar |
sym- | union, together, joined |
syn- | union, together, joined |
endo- | within, in |
intra- | within, in |
a- | without, not |
an- | without, not |