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Prefixes
Med Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |