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Chapter 3
Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a, an | no, without, lack of, apart |
| anti, contra | against |
| auto | self |
| brachy | short |
| brady | slow |
| cac, mal | bad |
| dia | through |
| dys | pain, abnormal, bad |
| eu | normal, good |
| ex, exo | out, away from |
| hetero | different |
| homeo | similar, same, likeness, constant |
| hydro | water |
| micro | small |
| oligo | scanty, little |
| pan | all |
| psuedo | false |
| sym, syn | together, with |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward, near, to |
| ante | before, forward |
| cata | down |
| circum, peri | around |
| endo | within, inner |
| epi | upon, above, over |
| ex | out, away from |
| extra | outside, beyond |
| hyper | above, beyond, excessive |
| hypo | below, under, deficient |
| inter | between |
| intra | within, into |
| meso | middle |
| para | beside, alongside |
| retro | backward |
| sub | below, under, beneath |
| supra | above, beyond, superior |
| ambi | both |
| bi | two, double |
| bin | twice, two |
| centi | one hundredth |
| deca | ten |
| di(s) | two apart |
| milli | one thousandth |
| mono | one |
| multi | many, much |
| nulli | none |
| poly | many |
| primi | first |
| quadri | four |
| semi, hemi | half |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |