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Medical Terminology
Prefixes, General Terms, Size, Direction
Term | Definition |
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Post- | After |
Con- | With, Together |
Syn- | With, Together |
Sym- | With, Together |
Inter- | Between |
Sub- | Beneath |
Epi- | Upon |
En- | In, Inside |
Endo- | In, Inside |
Intra- | In, Inside |
Ecto- | Outside |
Exo- | Outside |
Extra- | Outside |
E- | Out |
Ec- | Out |
Ex- | Out |
Dia- | Through |
Trans- | Through |
Circum- | Around |
Peri- | Around |
Ad- | Toward |
Ab- | Away |
Poly- | Many |
Multi- | Many |
Pan- | All |
Oligo- | Few |
Mono- | One |
Uni- | One |
Re- | Again |
De- | Down, Away From |
Anti- | Against |
Contra- | Against |
Hyper- | Over |
Hemi- | Half |
Semi- | Half |
Bi- | Two |
Dys- | Bad |
Hypo- | Under |
Micro- | Small |
Macro- | Large |
Orth/o | Straight |
Necr/o | Death |
Myc/o | Fungus |
Morph/o | Change |
Hydr/o | Water |
Gen/o | Creation-Cause |
Phag/o | Eat |
Py/o | Pus |
Plas/o | Formation |
Scler/o | Hard |
Sten/o | Narrowing |
Troph/o | Nourishment Development |
Xen/o | Foreign |
Eu- | Good |
Brady- | Slow |
Tachy- | Fast |
Ante- | Before |
Pre- | Before |
Pro- | Before, on Behalf of |
Path/o | Suffering, Disease |