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Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology Prefixes

TermDefinition
a/an- without or absence of
ab- away/from
add- toward
anti- against
bi- two
bin- twice or double
brady- slow
contra- against
de- from, down from; lack
dia- through, complete
dis- to undo; free from
dys- abnormal
ecto- outside, outer
eu- normal/good
ex- out of, from
exo- exterior, eternal, or outward
extra- beyond, outside of
chole- bile
dent-/dont- teeth
hemi- right or left half
hyper- above, excessive
hypo- below, incomplete
in- in
infra- below, beneath, inferior to
inter- between
intra- inside, within
endo- within, inner
epi- on, upon, ever
eso- inward
micro- small
multi- many
neo- new
para- beside, around
peri- surrounding
poly- many
post- after
pre-/pro- before
re/retro- back, behind
semi top or bottom half
sept- bacteria
sub- under/below
super- over/above
sym/syn together/joined
mal- bad
macro- large
meso- middle
tetra/quad- four
trans- through
tri- three
ultra- beyond
uni- one
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