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Chapter 03, MedTerms
Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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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 |