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Med-Term (Prefixes)
medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epi- | upon, following or subsequent to |
| micro- | small |
| peri- | around |
| ante- , pre- | before |
| post- | after |
| ab- | away from, outside of, beyond |
| ad- | toward, near to |
| anti- | against, opposed |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | abnormally slow rate of speed |
| con-, sym-, syn- | with |
| contra- | against |
| dia- | across, through |
| dys- | painful, bad, difficult |
| ec-, ecto- | outside, away from |
| en-, endo- | inside |
| ex-, exo- | outside |
| extra- | beyond |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| hyper- | above, beyond normal |
| hypo- | below, below normal |
| infra- | inside or below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | inside |
| macro- | big |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyond |
| mono-, uni- | one |
| neo- | new |
| olig-, oligo- | a few |
| pan- | everywhere |
| para- | alongside, like |
| post- | after |
| quadri- | four |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| tachy- | abnormally high rate of speed |
| tri- | three |