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Medterm 3
Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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endo-, intra- | in, within |
epi- | above, upon |
hypo- | under, below, deficient |
infra-, sub- | under, below |
inter- | between |
retro- | backward, behind |
bi- | two |
dipl-, diplo- | double |
hemi- | one half |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
mono-, uni- | one |
multi-, poly- | many, much |
quadri- | four |
tri- | three |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
circum-, peri- | around |
dia-, trans- | through, across |
ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside, outward |
para- | near, beside, beyond |
super- | upper, above |
supra- | above, excessive, superior |
ultra- | excess, beyond |
a-, an- | without, not |
anti-, contra- | against |
auto- | self, own |
brady- | slow |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
eu- | good, normal |
hetero- | different |
homo-, homeo- | same |
tachy- | rapid |