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Chapter 1 Prefixes
All Prefixes of Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- / an- | not |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- / pre- | before |
| anti- / contra- | against |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- / peri- | around |
| con- / sym- / syn- | with, together |
| de- | down, away from |
| dia- / trans- | through |
| dys- | bad |
| e- / ec- / ex- | out |
| ecto- / exo- / extra- | outside |
| en- / endo- / intra- | in, inside |
| epi- | upon |
| eu- | good |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| inter- | between |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- / uni- | one |
| multi- / poly- | many |
| oligo- | few |
| pan- | all |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before, on behalf of |
| re- | again |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | beneath |
| tachy- | fast |