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Prefixes
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition | type |
|---|---|---|
| endo-, intra- | in, within | position |
| epi- | above, upon | position |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient | position |
| infra-, sub- | under, below | position |
| inter- | between | position |
| retro- | backward, behind | position |
| bi- | two | number and measurement |
| dipl-, diplo | double | number and measurement |
| hemi- | one half | number and measurement |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal | number and measurement |
| macro- | large | number and measurement |
| micro- | small | number and measurement |
| mono-, uni- | one | number and measurement |
| multi-, poly- | many, much | number and measurement |
| quadri- | four | number and measurement |
| tri- | three | number and measurement |
| ab- | from, away from | direction |
| ad- | toward | direction |
| circum-, peri- | around | direction |
| dia-, trand- | through, across | direction |
| ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside, outward | direction |
| para- | near, beside, beyond | direction |
| super- | upper, above | direction |
| supra- | above, excessive, superior | direction |
| ultra- | excess, beyond | direction |
| a-, an- | without, not | other |
| anti-, contra- | against | other |
| auto- | self, own | other |
| brady- | slow | other |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult | other |
| eu- | good, normal | other |
| hetero- | different | other |
| homo-, homeo- | same | other |
| tachy- | rapid | other |