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Prefixes
Medical Terminology - Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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a, an | negative |
ab- | away from |
ad- | towards |
ante- | before |
bi- | two, both |
brachy- | short |
brady- | slow |
dys | painful, difficult |
dors- | back |
endo- | inside |
epi- | above, upon |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, above, more than |
hyper- | excessive, above, more than |
hypo- | decrease. less. below |
inter- | between, among |
intra- | within, inside |
macro- | large, big |
mal- | bad |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
para- | beside or below |
peri- | around |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
sub- | below |
super- | above |
tachy- | fast |