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Chapter 03, MedTerms
Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hypo- | under, below, abnormally low, decreased |
| prim/i- | first |
| mon/o- | one |
| uni- | one |
| hemi- | half, one side |
| semi- | half, partial |
| bi- | two, twice |
| di- | two, twice |
| dipl/o- | double |
| tri- | three |
| quadr/i- | four |
| tetra- | four |
| multi- | many |
| poly- | many, much |
| cyan/o- | blue |
| erythr/o- | red |
| leuk/o- | white, colorless |
| melan/o- | black, dark |
| xanth/o- | yellow |
| a-, an- | not, without, lack of, absence |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against, opposite, opposed |
| de- | down, without, removal, loss |
| dis- | absence, removal, separation |
| in-, im- (used before b, m, p) | not |
| non- | not |
| un- | not |
| ad- | toward, near |
| dia- | through |
| per- | through |
| trans- | through |
| hyper- | over, excess, abnormally high, increased |
| hypo- | under, below, abnormally low, decreased |
| olig/o- | few, scanty |
| pan- | all |
| super- | above, excess |
| equi- | equal, same |
| eu- | true, good, easy, normal |
| hetero- | other, different, unequal |
| homo-, homeo- | same, unchanging |
| iso- | equal, same |
| macro- | large, abnormally large |
| mega-, megal/o- | large, abnormally large |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| normo- | normal |
| ortho- | straight, correct, upright |
| poikilo- | varied, irregular |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | again, back |
| ante- | before |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before, in front of |
| post- | after, behind |
| dextr/o- | right |
| sinistr/o- | left |
| ec-, ecto- | out, outside |
| ex/o- | away from, outside |
| end/o- | in, within |
| mes/o- | middle |
| syn-, sym- (used before b, m, p) | together |
| tel/e, tel/o- | end, far, at a distance |