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Chapter 3
Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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bi-, di- | twice, double |
brachy- | short |
hemi- | half |
iso- | equal |
meg(a)-, megal(o) | large |
micr(o)- | small, microscopic |
mon(o) | single |
multi- | many |
pan-, pant(o)- | all, entire |
pluri- | several, more |
poly- | many |
quadra-, quadri | four |
tri- | three |
uni- | single, one |
ab-, abs- | away from |
ad- | toward, to |
ana- | up, toward |
apo- | derived, separate |
cata- | down |
circum- | around |
di-, dif, dir, dis- | not, separated |
dia- | through |
ect(o)- | outside |
epi- | over |
ex- | out of, away from |
exo- | external, on the outside |
extra- | without, on the outside |
infra- | positioned beneath |
inter | between |
intra- | within |
mes(o)- | middle, median |
para | near, adjacent, beside |
per- | through, intensely |
peri- | around, about, near |
retro- | behind, backward |
sub- | less than, under, inferior |
supra- | above, over |
trans- | across, through |
actin, ante- | before |
post | after, following |
pre- | before |
primi | first |
pro- | before, forward |
a- | without |
ambi- | both, around |
an- | without |
anti- | against, opposing |
brady- | slow |
co-, col-, com-, con-, cor- | together |
contra- | against |
de | away from |
dys- | abnormal. difficult, painful |
eu- | well, good, normal |
hyper- | above normal, overly |
hypo | below normal |
mal- | bad, inadequate |
re- | again, backward |
semi | half |
syl, sym, syn, sys | together |
tachy | fast |
ultra | beyond, excessive |
un | not |
auto- | self |
meta- | behind, after, beyond |
par(a) | beside, abnormal, involving two parts |