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Medical terminology
Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a- | without, not |
an- | without, not |
ante- | before, in front of |
anti- | against |
auto- | self, own |
brady- | slow |
contra- | against |
de- | cessation |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
endo- | within, inside |
epi- | above, upon |
eso- | inward |
eu- | good, normal |
ex- | out, out from |
exo- | outside, outward |
extra- | outside |
hetero- | different |
home- | same |
hydro- | water |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
hypo- | under, below, deficient |
in- | in, not |
inter- | between |
intra- | in, within |
macro- | large |
micro- | small |
myo- | muscle |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | beside, near, beyond |
per- | through |
peri- | around |
post- | after |
pre- | before, in front of |
pro- | before, in front of |
pseudo- | false |
retro- | backward, behind |
sub- | under, below |
supra- | above, excessive, superior |
tachy- | rapid |
trans- | across, through |
ultra- | excess, beyond |
un- | not, reversal |
bi- | two |
hemi- | one-half |
mono- | one |
multi- | many, much |
nulli- | none |
poly- | many, much |
primi- | first |
quadri- | four |
semi- | one-half |
tetra- | four |
tri- | three |