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Medical terminology
prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mono-, uni- | one |
| bi-, di- | two |
| tri- | three |
| quad-, quadri-, tetra- | four |
| centi- | one hundreth |
| milli- | one thousdandth |
| circum-, peri- | around |
| contra-, anti- | opposite, against |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | abnormal, difficult |
| eu- | normal, good |
| tachy- | fast |
| mal- | ill, bad |
| hyper- | increased, excessive |
| hypo- | decreased, low, under |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| a-, an- | without |
| micro- | small |
| macro-, mega- | large |
| glycol- | sugar |
| pyro- | formed by heat |
| poly- | many |
| photo- | light |