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Prefixes
Medical Terminology Prefixes Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epi | above, upon |
| hypo | under; below; deficient |
| infra | under; below |
| sub | under; below |
| inter | between |
| post | after; behind |
| pre | before, in front of |
| pro | before; in front of |
| retro | backward; behind |
| bi | two |
| diplo | double |
| dipl | double |
| hemi | one half |
| hyper | excessive; above normal |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| mono | one |
| uni | one |
| multi | many; much |
| poly | many; much |
| nulli | none |
| primi | first |
| quadri | four |
| tri | three |
| ab | from; away from |
| ad | toward |
| circum | around |
| peri | around |
| dia | through; across |
| trans | through; across |
| ecto | outside; outward |
| exo | outside; outward |
| extra | outside; outward |
| endo | in; within |
| intra | in; within |
| para | near; beside; beyond |
| super | upper; above |
| supra | above; excessive; superior |
| ultra | excess; beyond |
| a | without; not |
| an | without; not |
| anti | against |
| contra | against |
| brady | slow |
| dys | bad; painful; difficult |
| eu | good; normal |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| homeo | same |
| mal | bad |
| pan | all |
| pseudo | false |
| syn | union; together; joined |
| tachy | rapid |
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