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terminology_prefixes
prefixes from medical terminology for insurance and coding Mod all
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| super- | above; over; excess |
| supra- | above; on top of |
| a- an- ana- | no not without |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against; opposite |
| non- | not |
| bi- | two; double; both |
| centi- | hundred; hundredth |
| dec- | ten |
| milli- | one thousandth |
| quadr- | four |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| carcin- | cancerous |
| dys- | difficult; painful |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | deficient; below |
| mal- | bad; poor; abnormal |
| macro- | large |
| meta- | change; after; beyond |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | near; beside |
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| iso- | same; equal |
| intra- | within |
| infra- | below; inferior |
| inter- | between; among |
| hemi- | half |
| epi- | above; upon |
| endo- | within;inner |
| en- | within; in |
| ect- | outside; outer |
| brady- | slow |
| auto- | self |
| astr- | star |
| ante- | before |
| ad- | to; toward |
| ab- | away from |
| en- eso- | in; inward |
| ex- | out; outward |
| presby- | aging; old |
| dura- | hard |
| echo- | sound |
| sym- | with; association |
| syn- | together; with; union |
| tachy- | fast |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| retro- | behind; backward |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | below |
| an- | lack of; absence |
| eso- | in; inward |