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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 |