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Preffixes
Medical preffixes, suffixes, combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | lack of (P) |
| brady- | slow (P) |
| dys- | difficult (P) |
| eu- | good, normal (P) |
| hyper- | excessive (P) |
| hypo- | deficient (P) |
| tachy- | rapid (P) |
| a, an- | lack of, no, without, apart (P) |
| anti-, contra- | against (P) |
| auto- | self (P) |
| brachy- | short (P) |
| brady- | slow (P) |
| cac, mal- | bad (P) |
| dia- | through, between (P) |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful, abnormal (P) |
| eu- | good, normal (P) |
| ex, exo- | out, away from (P) |
| hetero- | different (P) |
| homeo- | similar, same, likeness, constant (P) |
| hydro- | water (P) |
| micro- | small (P) |
| oligo- | scanty, little (P) |
| pan- | all (P) |
| pseudo- | false (P) |
| sym, syn- | together, with (P) |