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Prefixes
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a(n)- | without, lack of ,not |
| ab- | away from |
| ante - | before, in front of |
| bi- | twice, double |
| dys- | difficult, impaired, abnormal, bad, painful |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| eu- | healthy, normal,good, well |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | extreme, above normal.beyond, excessive |
| hypo- | below, less than ,under,less than normal |
| in- | not ,negative |
| infra- | beneath,below |
| inter- | among,between |
| intra- | within,into,inside of |
| mal- | bad,abnormal |
| mega- | large, of great size |
| micro- | small, tiny |
| ne(o)- | new |
| para- | beside,alongside |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around,surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after,following |
| pre- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | again |
| retro- | behind |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | below,under |
| super- | above,superior,excess |
| supra- | above,upon, on top |
| trans- | across,over,through |