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Med Term prefixes
Term | meaning |
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a-, an | no, not, without, negates the meaning. |
ab- | away from; from |
ad- | toward, at, increase, on, |
ante- | before |
anti- | against, opposing |
bi-, bin- | two, twice, double |
brady- | slow |
de- | from, down, away from |
dia- | through, complete |
dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
endo- | within, in |
epi- | on, upon, over |
eu- | normal, good |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | above, excessive |
inter- | between |
intra- | within, in |
macro- | large, long |
meta- | after, beyond, change |
micro- | small |
multi- | many |
neo- | new |
nulli- | none |
pachy- | thick, thickening, thickened |
pan- | all, total |
para- | beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
per- | through |
peri- | surrounding (outer) |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after |
pre- | before |
pro- | before |
sub- | below, under |
supra- | above |
sym-, syn- | together, joined |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
trans- | through, across, beyond |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |