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Medical Term 3
prefixes
Term | Definition |
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epi- | above, upon |
hypo- | under, below, decreased |
infra- | under, below |
sub- | under, below |
inter- | between |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
pro- | in front of |
retro- | backwards, behind |
bi- | two |
dipl- | double |
diplo- | double |
hemi- | one half |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
mono- | one |
uni- | one |
multi- | much, many |
poly- | many |
nulli- | none |
quad- | four |
tri- | three |
ab- | from, away from |
ad- | toward |
circum- | around |
peri- | around |
dia- | through, across |
trans- | through, across |
endo- | in, within |
intra- | in, within |
super- | upper, above |
supra- | above, excessive, superior |
ultra- | excess, beyond |
a- | without, not |
an- | without, not |
anti- | against |
contra- | against |
brady- | slow |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
tachy | rapid, fast |