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medical terminology prefix's
Term | Definition |
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prefix | location, quantity, position, presence, absence, size, frequency |
ex-, exo-, extra- | out of, away from, outside |
intra- | within |
isch- | suppress, to hold back |
a-, an- | without |
hypo-, sub | below, slow, underneath |
ante-, pre-, pro- | before |
de- | away from |
end-,endo- | within |
hyper-, supra- | above, elevated |
anti-, contra- | against |
dia-, trans- | through |
circum- | around |
brady- | slow |
bi-, diplo- | two |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
eu- | normal |
hemi-, semi- | half |
iso- | same |
oligo- | scant, few |
quadra-, quadri- | four |
pan- | all |
sub- | below |
lipid- | fat |
mono- | one |
super- supr- | above, superior |
pre- | before |
post- | after, following |
mal- | bad |
multi-, pluri- | many |
inter- | between |
micro- | small |
re- | again |
ecto- | outside |
tetra- | four |
megalo-, mega-, macro- | large, big |
uni- | single |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
poly- | many |
ultra- | beyond |
epi- | upon, on, over |
oxy- | rapid, sharp |
peri- | surrounding, around |