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M6 Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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a | without - ex. afebrile |
an | without - ex. anoxia |
ante | before - ex. antepartum |
bi | two - ex. bilateral |
bin | two - ex. binocular |
brady | slow - ex. bradycardia |
dia | through - ex. diaphragm |
dys | difficult - ex. dysuria |
endo | within - ex. endometrium |
epi | above/normal - ex. epidural |
eu | normal - ex. eupnea |
exo | outward - ex. exoskeleton |
hemi | half - ex. hemiplegia |
hyper | excessive - ex. hypertension |
hypo | deficient - ex. hypotension |
intra | within - ex. intradermal |
inter | between - ex. intercostal |
meta | change - ex. metaphase |
micro | minute, tiny - ex. microbiology |
multi | numerous - ex. mulitvitamin |
neo | new - ex. neonate |
nulli | none - ex. nullipara |
pan | total - ex. pandemic |
para | beyond - ex. parasympathetic |
per | through - ex. perfuse |
peri | surrounding - ex. pericardium |
poly | many - ex. polyuria |
post | after - ex. postmortum |
pre | before - ex. peroperative |
pro | before - ex. prodrug |
sub | below - ex. subcutaneous |
supra | superior - ex. suprapubic |
sym | join - ex. symbiotic |
syn | join - ex. synergy |
tachy | rapid - ex. tachycardia |
tetra | four - ex. tetracycline |
trans | through - ex. transuretheral |
uni | one - ex. unilateral |