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Preffixes
Medical preffixes, suffixes, combining forms
Term | Definition |
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a- | lack of (P) |
brady- | slow (P) |
dys- | difficult (P) |
eu- | good, normal (P) |
hyper- | excessive (P) |
hypo- | deficient (P) |
tachy- | rapid (P) |
a, an- | lack of, no, without, apart (P) |
anti-, contra- | against (P) |
auto- | self (P) |
brachy- | short (P) |
brady- | slow (P) |
cac, mal- | bad (P) |
dia- | through, between (P) |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful, abnormal (P) |
eu- | good, normal (P) |
ex, exo- | out, away from (P) |
hetero- | different (P) |
homeo- | similar, same, likeness, constant (P) |
hydro- | water (P) |
micro- | small (P) |
oligo- | scanty, little (P) |
pan- | all (P) |
pseudo- | false (P) |
sym, syn- | together, with (P) |