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Medical Terms
Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | without |
| an | without |
| ante | before, in front of |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| brady | slow |
| contra | against |
| de | without |
| dys | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| endo | within, inner |
| epi | upon, over |
| ex | external |
| extra | outside of |
| exo | outward |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| hyper | above, over |
| hypo | under, below |
| in | not; inward |
| inter | among; between |
| intra | within; inside |
| macro | large |
| micro | small |
| para | beside; near; abnormal (2 like parts of a pair) |
| peri | around |
| post | after |
| pseudo | false |
| retro | backward; behind |
| sub | below; under |
| supra | above |
| trans | through; across |
| ultra | beyond; excess |
| un | not |