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Prefixes
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| anti- | against | antibiotic |
| auto- | self | autobiography |
| bi- | two, double | bi-layer |
| brady- | slow | bradycradia |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful | dysfunctional |
| eu | good, normal | eucaine |
| hemi | half | hemisphere |
| hyper | above, excessive | hypertension |
| hypo | less than, under | hypodermic |
| inter | between | intersect |
| intra | within | intracardiac |
| multi | many | multicellular |
| peri | around | perianth |
| poly | many, much | polytheistic |
| post | after, behind | post dramatic symdrome |
| pre | before, in front | pretest |
| pseudo | false | pseudocholinesteras |
| quad | four | quadruple |
| semi | half | semi- formal |
| sub | under, below | subway |
| tachy | fast, rapid | tachcardia |