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Med Term Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a- | without, not |
ab- | from, away form |
ad- | toward |
an- | without, not |
anti- | against |
auto- | self, own |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
circum- | around |
contra- | against |
dia- | through, across |
dipl- | double |
diplo- | double |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
ecto- | outside, outward |
endo- | in, within |
epi- | above, upon |
eu- | good, normal |
exo- | outside, outward |
extra- | outside, outward |
hemi- | one half |
hetero- | different |
homeo- | same |
homo- | same |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
hypo- | under, below, deficient |
infra- | under, below |
inter- | between |
intra- | in, within |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
multi- | many, much |
para- | near, beside, beyond |
peri- | around |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
quadr- | four |
retro- | backward, behind |
sub- | under, below |
super- | upper, above |
supra- | above; excessive; superior |
tachy- | rapid |
trans- | across, through |
tri- | three |
ultra- | excess, beyond |
uni- | one |