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Prefixes
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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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 |