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Medical Terminology
Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a-, an- | lack of, no, not, apart |
brady- | slow |
dys- | difficult |
eu- | good, normal |
hyper- | excessive, above, beyond |
hypo- | deficient, below, under |
tachy- | rapid |
ad- | toward, near to |
anti-, contra- | against |
auto- | self |
brachy- | short |
brady- | slow |
cac-, mal- | bad |
dia- | through, between, complete |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful, abnormal |
eu- | good, normal |
ex-, exo- | out, away from |
hetero- | different |
homeo- | similar, same, likeness, constant |
hydro- | water |
micro- | small |
oligo- | scanty, little |
pan- | all |
pseudo- | false |
sym-, syn- | together, with |
bi- | two, double |
de- | down, away from |
di- | two, double |
dif-, dis- | apart, free from, separate |
ec-, ecto- | out, outside, outer |
end-, endo- | within, inner |
ep-, epi- | upon, over, above |
extra- | outside, beyond |
in- | in, into, not |
mega- | large |
meta- | beyond, over, between, change |
para- | beside, alongside, abnormal |
poly- | many, much, excessive |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
pro- | before, in front of |
super- | upper, above |
supra- | above, beyond, superior |
ab- | away from |
ana- | up, apart, backward |
ante- | before, forward |
cata- | down |
circum- ,per- | around |
inter- | between |
intra- | within, into |
meso- | middle |
retro- | backward |
sub- | below, under, beneath |
ambi- | both |
bin- | twice, two |
centi- | one hundredth |
deca- | ten |
di(s)- | two, apart |
milli- | one thousandth |
mono- | one |
multi- | many, much |
nulli- | none |
primi- | first |
quadri- | four |
semi-, hemi- | half |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |
con- | with, together |
re- | again, OR backward |
un- | not |