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Prefixes
Medical Terminology - Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | negative |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| ante- | before |
| bi- | two, both |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| dys | painful, difficult |
| dors- | back |
| endo- | inside |
| epi- | above, upon |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than |
| hypo- | decrease. less. below |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, inside |
| macro- | large, big |
| mal- | bad |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside or below |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| sub- | below |
| super- | above |
| tachy- | fast |