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Prefixes
Medical Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-. an-, in- | Without, not, absence of |
| ambi- | both, both sides, around, about |
| bi- | two |
| di- | twice, two, double |
| hemi-, Semi- | half |
| iso- | same, equal |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono-, uni- | one, single |
| multi- | many |
| poly- | much |
| oligo- | deficiency |
| pan- | all |
| quadri-, tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | together, with |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| Circum- | around |
| dia-, trans- | through, across |
| ec- ecto- | out, outside |
| en-, end-, endo-, in-, intra- | in, within, inner |
| epi- | above, upon |
| eso- | inward |
| ex-, exo-, extra- | away from, outside, external |
| hyper-, super-, supra- | excessive, above |
| hypo-, infra-, sub- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| para-, peri- | beside, near |
| post- | after, following |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re-, retro- | behind, back |
| tachy- | rapid |
| ultra- | beyond |
| dys- | bad,painful,difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| mal- | bad, inadequate |
| neo- | new |
| tox- | poison, toxin |