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Medical terminology
prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A-, An | Without |
| Ab- | From or away |
| Ad- | Towards or to |
| Ana- | Up |
| ante- | before |
| Anti- | against |
| append- | appendix |
| bi-, bin | two |
| brandy | slow |
| contra | against |
| di | two |
| dis | to undo, free from |
| ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside |
| endo- | within |
| epi | upon |
| erythr- | red |
| glyc- | sweet |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| im- | not |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter | between |
| iso- | equal |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| meta | after |
| meso- | middle |
| micro | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| mut | change |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside |
| patho- | disease |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pseudo- | false |
| re- | again, back |
| retro | behind, backward |
| semi | half |
| sub | under or below |
| super | over or above |
| syn | together or joined |
| tachy | fast |
| tetra | four |
| trans | beyond through |
| tri | three |
| ultra | beyond, excess |
| uni | one |