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prefixes
medical Terminology - prefix module
Question | Answer |
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a-/an- | no/without |
a | no/without |
an- | no/without |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ante-/pre-/pro- | before |
ante- | before |
pre- | before |
pro- | before |
anti-/contra- | against |
anti- | against |
contra- | against |
bi-/di- | two |
bi- | two |
di- | two |
brady- | slow |
de- | down from |
dia- | through |
dys- | difficult/abnormal |
ecto-/ex-/exo | outside/without/away from |
ecto- | outside/without/away from |
ex- | outside/without/away from |
exo | outside/without/away from |
en-/endo-/em-/eso- | inside |
endo- | inside |
em- | inside |
eso- | inside |
epi- | above/on |
eu | good/normal |
hemi-/semi | half/partly |
hemi- | half/partly |
semi- | half/partly |
hyper- | excessive/ greater than normal |
hypo-/sub- | beneath/ below normal/ under |
hypo- | beneath/ below normal/ under |
sub- | beneath/ below normal/ under |
in- | not |
infra- | beneath |
inter- | between |
intra- | within/inside of |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
meso- | middle or moderate |
micro- | small |
mulit-/poly- | many/excessive |
multi- | many/excessive |
poly- | many/excessive |
mono-/uni- | one |
mono- | one |
uni- | one |
nulli- | none |
para- | near/ beside/ resembling/ abnormal (parallel to !) |
per- | through/ by/ or completely |
peri- | around/near (around !) |
post- | after/ behind |
primi- | first |
re- | back/ again |
retro- | behind/ backward |
super- | more than normal/ excessive |
supra- | above/ over |
sy(n) (m) | together/ union |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across/through |
uni- | one |