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Prefixes
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inter- | between |
| Post- | after, behind |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| pre- pro- | before, in front of |
| bi- | two |
| dipl- diplo- | double |
| hemi- | one half |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- uni- | one |
| multi- poly- | many much |
| nulli- | none |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| tri- | three |
| ab- | from away from |
| ad- | toward |
| circum- peri- | around |
| dia- trans- | through across |
| ecto- exo- extra- | outside outward |
| endo- intra- | in within |
| para- | near, beside, beyond |
| super- | upper, above |
| supra- | above, excessive, superior |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| a- (before a constant) an- (before a vowel) | without, not |
| anti- contra- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- homeo- | same |
| mal- | bad |
| pan- | all |
| pseudo- | false |
| syn- appears as syn- before B, P, PH, or M | union together, joined |
| tachy- | rapid |