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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- an- anti- | not |
| anti- contra- | against |
| de- | down, away from |
| ante- pre- | before |
| pro- | before, on behalf of |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| post- | after |
| re- | again |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| circum- peri- | around |
| dia- trans- | through |
| e- ek- ex- | out |
| ecto- exo- extra- | outside |
| en- endo- intra- | in, inside |
| epi- | upon |
| sub- | beneath |
| inter- | between |
| bi- | two |
| hemi- semi- | half |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- uni- | one |
| olgio- | few |
| pan- | all |
| poly- multi- | many |
| con- syn- sym- | with, together |
| hys- | bad |
| eu- | good |
| kerato- | hardness, horniness |
| xero- | dryness |
| leuko- | whiteness |
| erythro- | redness |
| xantho- | yellowness |
| melano- | blackness |
| crypto- | hidden |