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Medical terminology
prefixes
Term | Definition |
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A-, An | Without |
Ab- | From or away |
Ad- | Towards or to |
Ana- | Up |
ante- | before |
Anti- | against |
append- | appendix |
bi-, bin | two |
brandy | 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- | under |
im- | not |
infra- | beneath |
inter | between |
iso- | equal |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
meta | after |
meso- | middle |
micro | small |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
mut | change |
neo- | new |
para- | beside |
patho- | disease |
peri- | surrounding |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
pseudo- | false |
re- | again, back |
retro | behind, backward |
semi | half |
sub | under or below |
super | over or above |
syn | together or joined |
tachy | fast |
tetra | four |
trans | beyond through |
tri | three |
ultra | beyond, excess |
uni | one |