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Medical Term 1
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Term | Definition |
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a- an | without,not |
ab | away from |
ad | toward,to near |
ambi | both |
ante pre- pro- | before |
anti contra- | against,opposed too |
auto- | self |
bi- di- | two |
bio- | life |
brady- | slow |
circum- | around-circular movement |
peri | pericardium |
con- | with or together |
de- | not-from-down |
dia- trans- | across , throu |
dis- | apart,separate |
dys- | faulty,painful,difficult |
e- ex- ec- | out,away |
ecto- exo- extra- | outside |
en- endo- | inside, within |
intra- | within, the abdomen |
epi- | upon |
eu- | normal or good |
hemi- semi- | half |
hyper- | above or excessive, extreme |
hypo- | deficient,below |
infa- sub- | under,below |
inter- | between |
mal- | bad |
meso | middle |
meta- | beyond;after;change |
micro- | small |
mono- uni- | one |
neo- | new |
pachy- | thick |
pan- | all |
para- | abnormal,alongside, beside |
per- | through |
poly- | many |
multi- | many areas of study |
post- | after |
quadri- | four |
tetra | condition of only four digits |
re- | again or back |
retro | backward or behind |
sub- | under-below |
super- | above- or excessive |
supra- | outside or beyond |
tachy- | fast |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond-excessive |