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(Prefixes)
Pharmacy Tech Ch. 4
Term | Definition |
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anti-/contra- | against |
a-/an- | without |
ambi- | both |
ante-/pre-/pro- | before |
bi- | two or both |
brady- | slow |
chlor- | green |
circum-/peri- | around |
cirrh-/xanth- | yellow |
con-/sym-/syn- | with |
cyan- | blue |
dia- | across or through |
dis- | separate from or apart |
dys- | painful, difficult |
ec- | away or out |
ecto-/exo- | outside |
endo-/intra- | within |
epi- | upon |
erythr-/rube- | red |
eu- | good or normal |
hemi-/semi- | half |
heter- | different |
hyper-/super-/supra- | above or excessive |
hypo- | below or deficient |
im-/in- | not |
immun- | safe, protected |
infra- | below or under |
inter- | between |
iso- | equal |
leuk- | white |
macro- | large |
medi-/meso-/mid- | middle |
melan- | black |
meta- | beyond, after, changing |
micro- | small |
mono-/uni- | one |
multi-/poly- | many |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | alongside of or abnormal |
polio- | gray |
post- | after |
pseudo- | false |
purpur- | purple |
quadri- | four |
re- | again or back |
retro- | after |
sub- | below or under |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | across, through |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond or excessive |
xer- | dry |