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Prefixes
Common Medical Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a- | Without, away from |
an- | Without |
ante- | Before, In front of |
anti- | Against |
auto- | Self |
bi- | Two |
brady- | Slow |
circum- | Around |
contra- | Against, Opposite |
di- | Two |
dia- | Through |
dis- | Separate, Away From |
dys- | Bad, Abnormal |
ecto- | Outer, Outside |
endo- | Within, Inner |
eu- | Good, Normal |
ex- | Out, Away From |
hemi- | Half |
hetero- | Different |
homeo- | Same, Similar |
hydro- | water |
hyper- | Over, Above |
hypo- | Under, Below |
In- | In, Into, Not |
inter- | Away, Between |
intra- | Within, Inside |
macro- | Large |
meta- | Beyond, Over, Between |
micro- | Small |
mono- | One |
multi- | Many |
neo- | New |
pan- | All |
para- | Beside, Beyond, Near |
per- | Through |
peri- | Around |
poly- | Many |
post- | After |
pre- | Before, In front of |
quad- | Four |
retro- | Backward, Behind |
semi- | Partial, Half |
sub- | Below, Under |
super- | Above, Upper, Excess |
supra- | Above |
tachy- | Rapid, Fast |
trans- | Through, Across |
tri- | Three |
ultra- | Beyond, Excess |
uni- | One |