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Wood root prefixes
Prefixes for medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sub- | below, under (subcutaneous) |
| semi- | half (semilunar) |
| peri- | around (pericardium) |
| per- | through (percutaneous) |
| pre- | before (prenatal) |
| post- | after (postprandial) |
| poly- | many, much (polyuria) |
| neo- | new (neonatal) |
| mono- | one (mononuclear) |
| micro- | small (microcyte) |
| mal- | poor (malnutrition) |
| macro- | large, long (microcyte) |
| iso- | equal, same (isothermal) |
| inter- | between (intercellular) |
| intra- | within (intramuscular) |
| hypo- | low, under (hypoglycemia) |
| hyper- | high, too much (hypertension) |
| homeo- | same (homeostasis) |
| hetero- | different (heterosexual) |
| extra- | outside (extravascular) |
| exo- | outside (exocrine) |
| epi- | on, over, upon (epidermis) |
| endo- | in, within (endothelium) |
| dys- | difficult (dyspnea) |
| dia- | across, through (diapedesis) |
| cyan- | blue (cyanotic) |
| cata- | down (catabolism) |
| brady- | slow (bradycardia) |
| bio- | life (biology) |
| bi- | two (bicuspid) |
| anti- | against (antiseptic) |
| aniso- | unequal (anisocytosis) |
| ana- | again, upward, back (anabolism) |
| ab- | away from (abduct) |
| a-, an-, ar- | without (arrhymia) |
| homo- | same (homogeneous) |
| tri- | three (tricuspid) |
| tachy- | rapid (tachycardia) |
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