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PREFIXES
Surgical prefixes
Term | Definition |
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endo- | in, within |
intra- | in, within |
epi- | above, upon |
hypo- | under, below, deficient |
infra- | under, below |
sub- | under, below |
inter- | between |
retro- | backward, behind |
bi- | two |
diplo- | double |
hemi- | one half |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
uni- | one |
multi- | many, much |
poly- | many, much |
quadri- | four |
tri- | three |
ab- | from, away from |
ad- | toward |
circum- | around |
peri- | around |
dia- | through, across |
trans- | through, across |
ecto- | outside, outward |
exo- | outside, outward |
extra- | outside, outward |
para- | near, beside, beyond |
super- | upper, above |
supra- | above, excessive, superior |
ultra- | excess, beyond |
anti- | against |
contra- | against |
brady- | slow |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
eu- | good, normal |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
homeo- | same |
tachy- | rapid |