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MED 121
PREFIX
Term | Definition |
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ENDO, INTRA | in, within |
EPI | above, upon |
HYPO | under, below: deficient |
INFRA, SUB | under, below |
INTER | between |
RETRO | backward, behind |
BI | two |
DI, DIPL, DIPLO | double |
HEMI, SEMI | one/half |
HYPER | excessive, above normal |
MACRO | large |
MICRO | small |
MONO, UNI | one |
MULTI, POLY | many, much |
QUADRI | four |
TRI | three |
AB | from, away from |
AD | toward |
CIRCUM, PERI | around |
DIA, TRANS | through, across |
ECTO, EXO, EXTRA | outside, outward |
PARA | near, beside; beyond |
SUPER | upper, above |
SUPRA | above; excessive; superior |
ULTRA | excess, beyond |
A, AN | without, not |
ANTI, CONTRA | against |
AUTO | self, own |
BRADY | slow |
DYS | bad; painful; difficult |
EU | good, normal |
HETERO | different |
HOMO, HOMEO | same |
TACHY | rapid |
POST | after, behind |
PRE, PRO | before, in front of |
PRIMI | first |
NULLI | none |
PSEUDO | false |
MAL | bad |
SYN | union, together, joined |
PREFIXES OF POSITION | a place and location |
PREFIXES OF NUMBER/MEASUREMENT | an amount, size or degree of involvement |
PREFIXES OF DIRECTION | a pathway or route |
OTHER COMMON PREFIXES | change the meaning of a word |