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Med Term 1 prefix
chapter 1 prefix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- an- | without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ambly- | dull, dim |
| aniso- | unequal |
| ante- | in front of, before |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against |
| crypt- | hidden |
| dia- | across, through |
| dipl, diplo- | double |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| endo- | within, inner |
| epi- | upon, over, above |
| eu- | normal, good |
| exo- | outword |
| hemi- | half |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | below, less than |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| macro- | large |
| meta- | beyond |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| para- | beside |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| presby- | old age |
| primi- | first |
| pro- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri- | four |
| retro- | behind backwards |
| semi- | partial |
| sub- | under, below |
| super- | above, over |
| supra- | above over |
| syn- | together, joined |
| tachy- | fast |
| tetra- | four |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
| xeno- | strange, foreign |