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Med-Term (Prefixes)
medical terminology
Term | Definition |
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epi- | upon, following or subsequent to |
micro- | small |
peri- | around |
ante- , pre- | before |
post- | after |
ab- | away from, outside of, beyond |
ad- | toward, near to |
anti- | against, opposed |
bi- | two |
brady- | abnormally slow rate of speed |
con-, sym-, syn- | with |
contra- | against |
dia- | across, through |
dys- | painful, bad, difficult |
ec-, ecto- | outside, away from |
en-, endo- | inside |
ex-, exo- | outside |
extra- | beyond |
hemi-, semi- | half |
hyper- | above, beyond normal |
hypo- | below, below normal |
infra- | inside or below |
inter- | between |
intra- | inside |
macro- | big |
meso- | middle |
meta- | beyond |
mono-, uni- | one |
neo- | new |
olig-, oligo- | a few |
pan- | everywhere |
para- | alongside, like |
post- | after |
quadri- | four |
retro- | backward, behind |
tachy- | abnormally high rate of speed |
tri- | three |