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Med. Term
Chabner, Language of Medicine 11th edition-Chapter 04 Prefixes
Prefix | Meaning |
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a-, an- | no, not, without |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ana- | up, apart |
ante- | before, forward |
anti, | against |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
con- | with, together |
dia- | through, complete |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
ec- | out, outside |
endo- | within, in, inner |
epi- | above, upon |
ex-, extra- | out, outside |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypo- | below, under |
in- | in, into |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
mal- | bad |
meta- | change, beyond |
neo- | new |
para- | beside, near, along the side of |
peri- | surrounding |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before |
pro-, pros- | before, forward |
quadri- | four |
re-, retro- | back, behind |
sub- | under, less than |
syn- | with, together |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across, through |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond |
uni- | one |