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HCA-terminology, Mosby's Canadian textbook for support worker
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| peri | Around |
| per | by, through |
| mal | Illness, disease |
| olig | small, scant |
| hyper | excessive, too much, high |
| inter | between |
| hypo | under, decreased, less than normal |
| poly | many, much |
| intra | into, within |
| para | beside, beyond, after |
| infra | within |
| post | after, behind |
| in | in, into, within, not |
| mono | one, single |
| micro | small |
| meg | large |
| macro | large |
| leuk | white |
| non | not |
| neo | new |
| muco | mucous |
| pre | before, in front of, prior to |
| pro | before, in front of |
| re | again, backward |
| retro | backwards, behind |
| sang | blood |
| circum | around |
| contra | against, opposite |
| de | down, from |
| dia | across, through, apart |
| dis | apart, free from |
| dys | difficult, abnormal |
| ecto | outer, outside |
| en | in, into, within |
| endo | inner, inside |
| a, an | without, not, lack of |
| epi | over, on, upon |
| ab | away from |
| eryth | red |
| super | above, over, excess |
| ad | to, toward, near |
| supra | above, over |
| eu | normal, good, well, healthy |
| ante | before, forward, in front of |
| ex | out, out of, from, away from |
| hemi | half |
| tachy | fast, rapid |
| trans | across, over |
| uni | one |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| bi | double, two, twice |
| brady | slow |
| semi | half |
| sero | thin, watery fluid |
| sub | under, beneath |