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Medical Terminology
Prefix
Term | Definition |
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af- (prefix type: none) | toward |
Agora- (prefix type: none) | marketplace |
allo- (prefix type: none) | other, differing from normal |
ana- (prefix type: none) | against; up; back |
aniso- (prefix type: none) | unequal, dissimilar |
ante- (prefix type: none) | before, in front of |
auto- (prefix type: none) | self, own |
brachy- (prefix type: none) | short |
cata- (prefix type: none) | down |
de- (prefix type: none) | without, sensation |
di- (prefix type: none) | double |
e- (prefix type: none) | outward, without |
ec- (prefix type: none) | out, out from |
echo- (prefix type: none) | repeated sound |
ef- (prefix type: none) | away from |
en- (prefix type: none) | inward, in, within |
end- (prefix type: none) | in, within, inside |
eso- (prefix type: none) | inward |
im- (prefix type: none) | not |
in- (prefix type: none) | in, not, inward |
iso- (prefix type: none) | same, equal |
medi- (prefix type: none) | middle |
mega- (prefix type: none) | enlargement |
meso- (prefix type: none) | middle |
meta- (prefix type: none) | change, beyond |
neo- (prefix type: none) | new |
nulli- (prefix type: none) | none |
oo- (prefix type: none) | egg or ovary |
oxy- (prefix type: none) | quick, sharp |
pachy- (prefix type: none) | thick |
per- (prefix type: none) | through |
semi- (prefix type: none) | partial, half |
sym- (prefix type: none) | union, together, joined |
tele- (prefix type: none) | distance |
xeno- (prefix type: none) | strange |
ab- (prefix type: direction) | away from |
ad- (prefix type: direction) | toward |
circum- (prefix type: direction) | around |
dia- (prefix type: direction) | through, across |
ecto- (prefix type: direction) | outside, outward |
endo- (prefix type: direction) | inner, within, inside |
ex- (prefix type: direction) | external, outward, out, out from |
exo- (prefix type: direction) | outward, outside |
extra- (prefix type: direction) | outside of |
intra- (prefix type: direction) | inside, within |
para- (prefix type: direction) | beside, near, beyond |
peri- (prefix type: direction) | around |
super- (prefix type: direction) | upper, above |
supra- (prefix type: direction) | above, excessive, superior |
trans- (prefix type: direction) | across, through |
ultra- (prefix type: direction) | beyond, excess |
bi- (prefix type: number and measurement) | two |
dipl- (prefix type: number and measurement) | double |
hemi- (prefix type: number and measurement) | one half |
hyper- (prefix type: number and measurement) | excessive, above normal, increased |
macro- (prefix type: number and measurement) | large |
micro- (prefix type: number and measurement) | small |
mono- (prefix type: number and measurement) | one |
multi- (prefix type: number and measurement) | many |
poly- (prefix type: number and measurement) | many, much |
primi- (prefix type: number and measurement) | first |
quadri- (prefix type: number and measurement) | four |
tri- (prefix type: number and measurement) | three |
uni- (prefix type: number and measurement) | one |
a- (prefix type: other) | without, away from, not |
an- (prefix type: other) | without, not |
anti- (prefix type: other) | against |
brady- (prefix type: other) | slow |
contra- (prefix type: other) | against, opposite |
dys- (prefix type: other) | abnormal, difficult, painful, bad |
eu- (prefix type: other) | normal good |
hetero- (prefix type: other) | different |
homeo- (prefix type: other) | same, alike |
homo- (prefix type: other) | same |
mal- (prefix type: other) | bad |
pan- (prefix type: other) | all |
pseudo- (prefix type: other) | false |
syn- (prefix type: other) | union, together, joined, with, association |
tachy- (prefix type: other) | fast, rapid |
epi- (prefix type: position) | above, upon |
hyp- (prefix type: position) | below, under, deficient |
hypo- (prefix type: position) | below, under, deficient, decreased |
infra- (prefix type: position) | below, under |
inter- (prefix type: position) | among, between |
post- (prefix type: position) | after, behind |
pre- (prefix type: position) | before, in front of |
pro- (prefix type: position) | before, in front of |
retro- (prefix type: position) | backward, behind |
sub- (prefix type: position) | below, under |