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Group 1
Maribel Medical terminolgy prefixes
Term | Definition |
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Ex, Extra, Exo | outside |
Micro | small |
Neo | New |
Mono | One |
Multi | Many |
Nulli | None |
Meso | Middle |
Mega | exceptionally large |
Meta | Over,beyond |
Macro | Large |
Peri | Around |
Dys | painful,abnormal, difficult, bad |
Circum | around |
Brady | slow |
Bi | two, twice, double |
Epi | above, on |
Endo | within, inside |
Contra | against |
De | down |
Mal | bad |
Ante | before |
Eu | normal, good |
Infra | beneath |
A-an | without |
Anti | against |
Ab | away, from |
Ad | toward |
Hemi | Half |
Hypo | Below, decreased, insufficient |
Levo | to the left |
Inter | between, among |
Auto | Self |
Ambi | Both |
Adipo | Fat |
Carcino | cancer |
Arthro | joint |
Adeno | gland |
Brachi | Arm |
Cutaneo | skin |
Colpo | vagina |
Cardio | heart |
Chondro | cartilage |
Gyno | Female |
Angio | blood vessel |
Di | two |
Cryo | Cold |
Presby | related to old age |
Tachy | Fast |
Pneu | Lung |
Oligo | decreased, less |
Metro | Uterus |
Derm | skin |
Entero | intestines |
Cysto | bladder |
Hystero | Uterus |
Encephalo | Brain |
Gastro | stomach |
Lith | stone |
Cyto | Cell |