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medical prefixes
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Term | Definition |
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a-; an- | no; not; without |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
amph- | around; on both sides; doubly |
ana- | up; apart; backward; again; anew |
ante- | before; forward |
anti- | against |
auto- | self; own |
bi- | two; both |
bini- | double |
brachy- | short |
brady- | slow |
cata- | down |
de- | lack of; down; less; removal of |
di- | twice |
dia- | through; complete |
dolicho- | long |
dys- | bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
ec- | out; outside |
electro- | electricity |
en- | in; within |
endo- | in; within |
epi- | above; upon; on |
eso- | inward |
eu- | good; normal; true |
ex- | out; away from |
exo- | out; away from |
extra- | outside |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | above; excessive |
hypo- | deficient; below; under; less than normal |
in- | in; into; not |
inter- | between |
intra- | within; into |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
mega- | large |
meso- | middle |
meta- | change; beyond |
micro- | small |
mono- | single; one |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
nulli- | none |
oligo- | scanty; low amount |
oxy- | sharp; swift; rapid; acid; oxygen; quick |
pan- | all |
par- | other than; abnormal |
para- | near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of |
peri- | surrounding; around |
polio- | grey matter |
poly- | many; much |
post- | after; behind |
pre- | before; in front of |
primi- | first |
pro- | before; forward |
pseudo- | false |
quadri- | four |
re- | back; again; backward |
retro- | behind; back; backward |
sub- | under; below |
supra- | above; upper |
sym- | together; with |
syn- | together; with |
tachy- | fast |
tetra- | four |
tri- | three |
trans- | across; through |
vivi- | live; life |