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Med Term Prefixes
Medical Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a- | without, away from |
an- | without |
ante- | before, in front of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
dys- | painful, difficult |
endo- | within, inner |
epi- | upon, over |
eu- | normal, good |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
hyper- | over, above |
hypo- | under, below |
infra- | under, beneath, below |
inter- | among, between |
intra- | within, inside |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | besides, beyond, near |
per- | through |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre- | before, in front of |
pseudo- | false |
retro- | backward, behind |
sub- | below, under |
super- | above, excess |
supra- | above |
tachy- | rapid, fast |
trans- | through, across |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
bi- | two |
hemi- | half |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
nulli- | none |
poly- | many |
quad- | four |
semi- | partial, half |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |