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medical terminology prefix's
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prefix | location, quantity, position, presence, absence, size, frequency |
| ex-, exo-, extra- | out of, away from, outside |
| intra- | within |
| isch- | suppress, to hold back |
| a-, an- | without |
| hypo-, sub | below, slow, underneath |
| ante-, pre-, pro- | before |
| de- | away from |
| end-,endo- | within |
| hyper-, supra- | above, elevated |
| anti-, contra- | against |
| dia-, trans- | through |
| circum- | around |
| brady- | slow |
| bi-, diplo- | two |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| eu- | normal |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| iso- | same |
| oligo- | scant, few |
| quadra-, quadri- | four |
| pan- | all |
| sub- | below |
| lipid- | fat |
| mono- | one |
| super- supr- | above, superior |
| pre- | before |
| post- | after, following |
| mal- | bad |
| multi-, pluri- | many |
| inter- | between |
| micro- | small |
| re- | again |
| ecto- | outside |
| tetra- | four |
| megalo-, mega-, macro- | large, big |
| uni- | single |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| poly- | many |
| ultra- | beyond |
| epi- | upon, on, over |
| oxy- | rapid, sharp |
| peri- | surrounding, around |