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Common Prefixes
Medical Terminology
Terms | Definitions |
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epi- | upon |
eu- | normal or good |
hemi- semi- | half |
hyper- | above or excessive; extreme |
hypo- | deficient;below |
infra- sub- | under;below |
inter- | between |
mal- | bad |
meso- | middle |
meta- | beyond;after;change |
micro- | small |
mono- uni- | one |
neo- | new |
pachy- | thick |
pan- | all |
para- | abnormal;alongside;beside |
per- | through |
poly- multi- | many |
post- | after |
quadri- tetra- | four |
re- | again or back |
retro- | backward or behind |
sub- | under;below |
super- | above or excessive |
supra- | outside or beyond |
tachy- | fast |
tri- | three |
ultra- | beyond,excessive |