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Prefixes (OM)
Medical Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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A-, an- | Without i |
Ab- | Away, from |
Ad- | Toward |
Ambi- | Both |
Ante- | Before |
Anti- | Against |
Auto- | Self |
Bi- | Two, twice, double |
Brady- | Slow |
Circum- | Around |
Contra- | Against |
De- | Down |
Dys- | Painful, abnormal, difficult, bad |
Endo- | Within, inside |
Epi- | Above, on |
Eu- | Normal, good |
Ex, extra-, exo- | Outside of |
Hemi- | Half |
Hyper- | Above, excessive, increased |
Hypo- | Below, decreased, insufficient |
Infra- | Beneath |
Inter- | Between, among |
Intra- | Within, during |
Levo- | To the left |
Macro- | Large |
Mal- | Bad |
Mega- | Exceptionally large |
Meso- | Middle |
Meta- | Over, beyond |
Micro- | Small |
Mono- | One |
Multi- | Many |
Neo- | New |
Nulli- | None |