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Med Prefix
Medical Prefix
Term | Definition | ||
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A | Without, absence of, not | ||
Ab | Away from | ||
Ad | Toward | ||
Anti | Against | ||
Auto | Self | ||
Bi | Twice | ||
Brady | Slow | ||
Circum | Around | ||
Contra | Against | ||
De | Reverse, from, down | ||
Endo | ln, inside | ||
Epi | Over, upon | ||
Ex | Out, outside, | ||
Hemi | Half, one side | ||
Hyper | Excessive | ||
Hypo | Less than normal | ||
Inter | Between | ||
Intra | Inside | ||
Ipsi | Same | ||
Mal | Poor, bad | ||
Meta | Change, beyond, over, after | ||
Micro | Small | ||
Multi | Many, several | ||
Neo | New | ||
Ortho | Straight | ||
Para | Near, similar | ||
Peri | Surrounding, around | ||
Poly | Many | ||
Post | After | ||
Pre | Before | ||
Pro | For, before | ||
Pseudo | False | ||
Quadri | Four | ||
Retro | Back, behind, pulling backward | ||
Sub | Below. beneath | ||
Tachy | Fast | ||
Trans | Across, through |