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Prefixes
Med Term
Term | Definition |
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a-, an- | without, lacking, deficient, not |
ab- | away from |
ad-, af- | toward, to, near |
ante- | before, in front of, forward |
anti-, ant- | against, opposing, preventing |
brady- | slow |
contra- | against, opposed |
dia- | through, between, apart, across |
dis- | apart,free from |
dorso- | to the back |
dys- | difficult, bad, painful, abnormal |
ect-, ecto-, ent-, ento- | within, inside |
ep-, epi- | upon, on, over |
eu- | normal, good, healthy |
extra-, extro- | outside of, beyond, outward |
hemi- | half, partial |
hyper- | excessive, above, beyond |
hyp-, hypo- | under, beneath, deficient |
infra- | below, beneath |
inter- | between |
intra-, intro- | within, into |
mal- | bad, abnormal |
mega-, megalo- | large, big |
micr-, micro- | small |
mult-, multi- | many |
neo- | new |
oligo- | little, few |
para- | beside, beyond, after |
peri- | around, surrounding |
poly- | many, much, excessive |
post- | after, behind |
pre-, pro- | before, in front of |
pyo- | pus |
steno- | narrow |
sub- | under, below, beneath |
super-, supra- | above, excess, superior |
tachy- | fast |
therm- | heat |
trans- | across, through, beyond |
cyano- | blue |
erthro- | red |
leuko- | white |
melano- | black |
nulli- | none |
mon-, mono- | one |
bi-, di-, dipl- | two, double, twice |
tri- | three |
post- | after, behind |