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Anatomy Session 1
Common Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a, an | without, not |
| Ab | From, away from |
| Ad | Toward |
| All | Other, different from the usual |
| Ante, pre, pro | Before, in front |
| Anti, contra | Against |
| Bi | Two |
| Bili | Bile |
| Brachy | Short |
| Brady | Slow |
| Circum, peri | Around |
| Dia, Trans | Through, Across |
| Dys | Bad, painful, difficult |
| Ec, ex, ecto | Out, out from, outside |
| Endo, intra | In, within |
| Epi | Above, upon |
| Hemi, Semi | One Half |
| Hetero | Different |
| Hyper | Excessive, above normal |
| Hypo, infra, sub | Under, below |
| Inter | Between |
| Macro | Large |
| Mal | Bad |
| Media | Middle |
| Micro | Small |
| Mono, Uni | One |
| Multi, Poly | Many, much |
| Para | Near, beside, beyond |
| Peri | Around |
| Post | After, behind |
| Primi | First |
| Psuedo | False |
| Quadri | Four |
| Retro | Backward, behind |
| Super, supra | Above, excessive |
| Tachy | Rapid |
| Trans | Through, across |
| Tri | Three |