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Medical terminology
prefixes
Term | Definition |
---|---|
mono-, uni- | one |
bi-, di- | two |
tri- | three |
quad-, quadri-, tetra- | four |
centi- | one hundreth |
milli- | one thousdandth |
circum-, peri- | around |
contra-, anti- | opposite, against |
brady- | slow |
dys- | abnormal, difficult |
eu- | normal, good |
tachy- | fast |
mal- | ill, bad |
hyper- | increased, excessive |
hypo- | decreased, low, under |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
a-, an- | without |
micro- | small |
macro-, mega- | large |
glycol- | sugar |
pyro- | formed by heat |
poly- | many |
photo- | light |