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October 32, 2001
Introdution to Patient Care - Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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a , an | absent; not; without |
ab | away from |
ad | to; toward or near (d changes to c,f,g,p,s, or t before stems beinging with these consonants |
ante | before in time or place |
bi | two |
brady | slow |
circum | around |
cyan | blue |
di | two; double |
dys | abnormal; difficult; painful |
elecrto | elecrticity |
erythr | red |
ex (o) | out of |
extra | outside of; in addition |
hemi | half |
hyper | above; beyond; extreme |
hypo | under; below |
inter | between |
intra | inside; within |
mega | great; large |
micr (o) | small |
multi | many; much |
olig | few; small |
peri | around |
poly | much; many |
post | after; behind in time or place |
pre | before in time or place |
pseud (o) | false |
py (o) | pus |
sub | under; below |
super | above; addition; implying excess |
supra | above upper over |
tachy | swift; rapid |
tri | three |
uni | one |