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Medical Terminology
Prefixes, General Terms, Size, Direction
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Post- | After |
| Con- | With, Together |
| Syn- | With, Together |
| Sym- | With, Together |
| Inter- | Between |
| Sub- | Beneath |
| Epi- | Upon |
| En- | In, Inside |
| Endo- | In, Inside |
| Intra- | In, Inside |
| Ecto- | Outside |
| Exo- | Outside |
| Extra- | Outside |
| E- | Out |
| Ec- | Out |
| Ex- | Out |
| Dia- | Through |
| Trans- | Through |
| Circum- | Around |
| Peri- | Around |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Ab- | Away |
| Poly- | Many |
| Multi- | Many |
| Pan- | All |
| Oligo- | Few |
| Mono- | One |
| Uni- | One |
| Re- | Again |
| De- | Down, Away From |
| Anti- | Against |
| Contra- | Against |
| Hyper- | Over |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Semi- | Half |
| Bi- | Two |
| Dys- | Bad |
| Hypo- | Under |
| Micro- | Small |
| Macro- | Large |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| Morph/o | Change |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Gen/o | Creation-Cause |
| Phag/o | Eat |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Plas/o | Formation |
| Scler/o | Hard |
| Sten/o | Narrowing |
| Troph/o | Nourishment Development |
| Xen/o | Foreign |
| Eu- | Good |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Tachy- | Fast |
| Ante- | Before |
| Pre- | Before |
| Pro- | Before, on Behalf of |
| Path/o | Suffering, Disease |