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Med. Term. Prefixes
Med. Term. Prefixes to know for Utah State Med.Term. Benchmark exam for MA's
| Prefixes | Meanings |
|---|---|
| epi- | above, upon |
| post- | after, behind |
| anti- | against |
| contra- | against |
| pan- | all |
| circum- | around |
| peri- | around |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| mal- | bad |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| ante- | before, in front |
| pre- | before, in front |
| pro- | before, in front |
| inter- | between |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| heter- | different |
| dipl- | double, twofold |
| diplo- | double, twofold |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| super- | excessive, above normal |
| supra- | excessive, above normal |
| pseudo- | false |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| ab- | away from, from |
| eu- | good, normal |
| eso- | inward |
| macro- | large |
| multi- | many, much |
| poly- | many, much |
| medi- | middle |
| para- | near, besides, around |
| neo- | new |
| im- | not |
| mono- | one |
| uni- | one |
| hemi- | one-half |
| semi- | one-half |
| all- | other, differing from the usual |
| ec- | out, out from |
| ex- | out, out from |
| ecto- | outside, outward |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| extra- | outside, outward |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| homo- | same, alike, equal |
| iso- | same, alike, equal |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| micro- | small |
| echo- | sound |
| ad- | toward |
| trans- | through, across |
| dia- | through, across |
| tri- | three |
| bi- | two, double |
| hypo- | under, below |
| sub- | under, below |
| infra- | under, below |
| aniso- | unequal, dissimilar |
| sym- | union, together, joined |
| syn- | union, together, joined |
| endo- | within, in |
| intra- | within, in |
| a- | without, not |
| an- | without, not |