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Medical Terms
Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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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 |