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Medical Terminology
Chapter 4
Term | Definition |
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ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ante- | before |
circum- | around |
dia- | through; complete |
ecto- | outside |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon; on; above |
e- | out; outward; outside |
ex- | out; outward; outside |
exo- | out; outward; outside |
extra- | out; outward; outside |
hyper- | excessive; above |
hypo- | below; under; deficient |
in- | in; into |
infra- | below; beneath |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
meta- | beyond |
para- | beside; near |
per- | through |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre- | before; in front of |
pro- | before |
retro- | back; behind |
sub- | under; below |
supra- | above |
trans- | across |
ultra- | beyond |
anti- | against |
a- | no; not; lack of |
an- | no; not; lack of |
contra- | against; opposite |
in- | not |
bi- | two |
di- | two |
hemi- | half |
semi- | half |
mono- | one |
uni- | one |
multi- | many |
poly- | many |
quadri- | four |
tri- | three |
ana- | apart; up |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
dys- | bad; difficult; abnormal; painful |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
syn- | together; with; joined |
sym- | together; with; joined |
tachy- | fast |
tetra- | four |