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Med Term 1 prefix
chapter 1 prefix
Term | Definition |
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a- an- | without |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ambly- | dull, dim |
aniso- | unequal |
ante- | in front of, before |
anti- | against |
auto- | self |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
circum- | around |
contra- | against |
crypt- | hidden |
dia- | across, through |
dipl, diplo- | double |
dys- | difficult, painful |
endo- | within, inner |
epi- | upon, over, above |
eu- | normal, good |
exo- | outword |
hemi- | half |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
hydro- | water |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
hypo- | below, less than |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
macro- | large |
meta- | beyond |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
nulli- | none |
para- | beside |
peri- | around |
poly- | many |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
presby- | old age |
primi- | first |
pro- | before |
pseudo- | false |
quadri- | four |
retro- | behind backwards |
semi- | partial |
sub- | under, below |
super- | above, over |
supra- | above over |
syn- | together, joined |
tachy- | fast |
tetra- | four |
trans- | across, through |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
uni- | one |
xeno- | strange, foreign |