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1.3 Intro Prefix
Structure of Medical Language
Term | Definition |
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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 |