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Medical Termonogly
Chapter 2 prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | Towards |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Con- | Together, with |
| Contra- | Against, Opposite |
| Circum- | Around |
| Dia-/Trans- | Through, Across |
| Anti- | Against |
| Ec-/Ecto- | Out, Outside |
| En-/End-/Endo-/In-/Intra- | In, Within, Inner |
| Epi- | Above, Upon |
| Eso- | Inward |
| Ex-/Exo-/Extra- | Away from, Outside, External |
| Hyper-/Super-/Supra- | Excessive, Above |
| Hypo-/Infra-/Sub- | Below, Beneath |
| Inter- | Between |
| Para- | Near, Next to |
| Peri- | Around, Surrounding |
| Post- | After, Following |
| Pro- | Before, Forward |
| Re-/Retro- | Behind, Back |
| Tachy- | Rapid |
| Ultra- | Beyond |
| Auto- | Self |
| Dys- | Bad, Painful, Difficult |
| Eu- | Good, Normal |
| Mal- | Bad, Inadequate |
| Neo- | New |
| Tox- | Posion, Toxin |
| A-/An-/In- | Without, Not, Absence of |
| Ambi- | Both, Both sides, Around, About |
| Bi- | Two |
| Di- | Twice, Double |
| Hemi-/Semi- | Half |
| Iso- | Same, Equal |
| Macro- | Large |
| Micro- | Small |
| Mono-/Un- | One, Single |
| Mutli- | Many |
| Poly- | Much |
| Oligo- | Deficiency |
| Pan- | All |
| Quadri-/Tetra- | Four |
| Tri- | Three |