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medical term Prefix
Medical terminology prefixes
prefixes | deinition |
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a, an | without or absence of |
ab | from; away from |
ad | to; toward |
ana | up; again; backward |
ante | before |
anti, contra | against |
apo | upon |
bi, bin | two |
brady | slow |
cata | down |
con | togeher |
de | from; down from; lack of |
dia | thorough; complete |
dis | to undo; free from |
dys | difficult; labored; painful; abnormal |
ecto | outside; outer |
endo | within |
epi | on; upon; over |
eso | inward |
eu | normal; good |
ex, exo | outside; outward |
extra | outside of; beyond |
hemi | half |
hyper | above; excessive |
hypo | below; incomplete; deicient |
in | in; into; not |
infra | under; below |
inter | between |
intra | within |
mal | bad |
meso | middle |
meta | after; beyond; change |
micro | small |
multi | many |
neo | new |
nulli | none |
pan | all; total |
para | beside; beyond; around |
per | through |
peri | surrounding (outer) |
poly | many; much |
post | after |
pre | before; in front of |
pro | before |
re | back |
retro | back; behind |
semi | half |
sub | under; below |
super | over; above |
supra | above |
sym, syn | together; joined |
tachy | fast; rapid |
tetra | four |
trans | through; across; beyond |
tri | three |
ultra | beyond; excess |
uni | one |