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Med Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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A, an | Without or absence of |
Ab | From or away |
Ad | To or towards |
Ana | Up |
Ante | Before |
Anti | Against |
Append | To hang something |
Bi, Bin | Two |
Brady | Slow |
Contra | Against |
Di | Two |
Dis | To undo, free from |
Ecto, Exo, Extra | Outside |
Endo | Within |
Epi | Upon |
Erythr | Red |
Glyc | Sweet |
Hyper | Over |
Hypo | Under |
Im | Not |
Infra | Beneath, Below |
Inter | Between |
Intra | Inside |
Iso | Equal |
Macro | Large |
Mal | Bad |
Meso | Middle |
Meta | After |
Micro | Small |
Mono | One |
Multi | Many |
Mut | Change |
Neo | New |
Para | Beside |
Patho | Disease |
Peri | Surrounding |
Poly | Many |
Post | After |
Pre | Before |
Pseudo | False |
Re | Back, Again |
Retro | Backward or Behind |
Semi | Half |
Sub | Under or Below |
Super | Over or Above |
Syn | Together or Joined |
Tachy | Fast |
Tetra | Four |
Trans | Through, across, beyond |
Tri | Three |
Ultra | Beyond, Excess |
Uni | One |
Al | Pertaining to |
Neur | Nerves |
Logy | Study of |
Cardiology | Study of the heart |
Itis | Inflammation of |