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Medical Terminology
Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- (ay) | not |
| an- (an) | not |
| anti- (AN-tee) | against |
| contra- (KON-trah) | against |
| de- (dee) | down, away from |
| ante- (an-tee) | before |
| pre- (pree) | before |
| pro- (proh) | before, on behalf of |
| brady- (brah-dih) | slow |
| tachy- (tak-ih) | fast |
| post- (pohst) | after |
| re- (ree) | again |
| ab- (ab) | away |
| ad- (ad) | toward |
| circum- (sir-kum) | around |
| peri- (per-ee) | around |
| dia- (dai-ah) | through |
| trans- (tranz) | through |
| e- (eh) | out |
| ec- (ek) | out |
| ex- (eks) | out |
| ecto- (ek-toh) | outside |
| exo- (ek-soh) | outside |
| extra- (eks-trah) | outside |
| en- (en) | in, inside |
| endo- (en-doh) | in, inside |
| intra- (in-trah) | in, inside |
| epi- (eh-pee) | upon |
| sub- (sub) | beneath |
| inter- (in-ter) | between |
| bi- (bai) | two |
| hemi- (heh-mee) | half |
| semi- (seh-mee) | half |
| hyper- (hai-per) | over |
| hypo- (hai-poh) | under |
| macro- (mak-roh) | large |
| micro- (mai-kroh) | small |
| mono- (maw-noh) | one |
| uni- (yoo-nee) | one |
| oligo- (aw-lih-goh) | few |
| pan- (pan) | all |
| poly- (pawlee) | many |
| multi- (mul-tee) | many |
| con- (kon) | with, together |
| syn- (sin) | with, together |
| sym- (sim) | with, together |
| dys- (dis) | bad |
| eu- (yoo) | good |
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