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1.3 Intro Prefix
Structure of Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | away from;without |
| an- | without; not |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | reversal of; without |
| dys- | painful; difficult, abnormal |
| endo- | innermost; within |
| epi- | upon; above |
| eu- | normal; good |
| hemi- | one half |
| hyper- | above; more than normal |
| hypo- | below;deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad; inadequate |
| mono- | one; single |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many; much |
| post- | after; behind |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | again and again |
| sub- | below; underneath; less than |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across; through |
| tri- | three |