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MED104 PREFIXES
Medical terms common prefixes
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| a or an | not | |
| anti or contra | against | |
| de | down, away from | |
| ante or pre | before | |
| pro | before or on behalf of | |
| brady | slow | |
| tachy | fast | |
| post | after | |
| re | again | |
| ab | away | |
| ad | toward | |
| circum or peri | around | |
| dia or trans | through | |
| e,ex,ex | out | |
| ecto, exo, extra | outside | |
| en, endo, intra | in, inside | |
| epi | upon | |
| sub | beneath | |
| inter | between | |
| bi | two | |
| hemi or semi | half | |
| hyper | over | |
| hypo | under | |
| macro | large | |
| micro | small | |
| mono or uni | one | |
| oligo | few | |
| pan | all | |
| poly or multiple | many | |
| con, syn,sym | with or together | |
| dys and eu | bad and good |