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(Prefixes)
Pharmacy Tech Ch. 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |