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Prefix Flashcards
prefixes of medical terms
| a, an | without, lack of, none |
| ab | away from |
| ad | to, toward, near |
| ante | before, forward, in front of |
| anti | against |
| bi | two, double, twice |
| brady | slow |
| circum | around |
| contra | against, opposite |
| dys | bad, difficult, abnormal |
| epi | over, on upon |
| eryth | red |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | too much, higher, excessive |
| hypo | under, decreased, less than normal |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| leuk | white |
| mal | bad, illness, disease |
| micro | small |
| neo | new |
| olig | scant, small |
| peri | around |
| poly | many, much |
| post | after, behind |
| pre | before, in front of, prior to |
| semi | half |
| tachy | fast, rapid |