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Medical Termonogly
Chapter 2 prefixes
Term | Definition |
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Ab- | Away from |
Ad- | Towards |
Brady- | Slow |
Con- | Together, with |
Contra- | Against, Opposite |
Circum- | Around |
Dia-/Trans- | Through, Across |
Anti- | Against |
Ec-/Ecto- | Out, Outside |
En-/End-/Endo-/In-/Intra- | In, Within, Inner |
Epi- | Above, Upon |
Eso- | Inward |
Ex-/Exo-/Extra- | Away from, Outside, External |
Hyper-/Super-/Supra- | Excessive, Above |
Hypo-/Infra-/Sub- | Below, Beneath |
Inter- | Between |
Para- | Near, Next to |
Peri- | Around, Surrounding |
Post- | After, Following |
Pro- | Before, Forward |
Re-/Retro- | Behind, Back |
Tachy- | Rapid |
Ultra- | Beyond |
Auto- | Self |
Dys- | Bad, Painful, Difficult |
Eu- | Good, Normal |
Mal- | Bad, Inadequate |
Neo- | New |
Tox- | Posion, Toxin |
A-/An-/In- | Without, Not, Absence of |
Ambi- | Both, Both sides, Around, About |
Bi- | Two |
Di- | Twice, Double |
Hemi-/Semi- | Half |
Iso- | Same, Equal |
Macro- | Large |
Micro- | Small |
Mono-/Un- | One, Single |
Mutli- | Many |
Poly- | Much |
Oligo- | Deficiency |
Pan- | All |
Quadri-/Tetra- | Four |
Tri- | Three |