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Ch 01 Common Prefix
Acquiring Medical Language
Term | Definition |
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a- | not |
an- | not |
anti- | against |
contra- | against |
de- | down, away from |
ante- | before |
pre- | before |
pro- | before, on behalf of |
brady- | slow |
tachy- | fast |
post- | after |
re- | again |
ab- | away |
ad- | toward |
circum- | around |
peri- | around |
dia- | through |
trans- | through |
e- | out |
ec- | out |
ex- | out |
ecto- | outside |
exo- | outside |
extra- | outside |
en- | inside |
endo- | inside |
intra- | inside |
epi- | upon |
sub- | beneath |
inter- | between |
bi- | two |
hemi- | half |
semi- | half |
hyper- | over |
hypo- | under |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
uni- | one |
oligo- | few |
pan- | all |
poly- | many |
multi- | many |
con- | with,together |
syn- | with, together |
sym- | with, together |
dys- | bad |
eu- | good |