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MED104 PREFIXES
MED TERM PREFIXES
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- an- | not without |
| anti- contra- | against |
| ab- af- | away from |
| ad- ef- | toward forward |
| ante- pre- | before |
| de- | down away from |
| e- ec- ex- | out |
| ecto- exo- extra- | outside |
| en- endo- | inside within *general prefix |
| dys- | bad; difficult; painful; abnormal |
| circum- peri- | around |
| dia- trans- | through; across |
| ambi- | both |
| amphi- | both; double |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| co- com- con- | with; together |
| dis- | apart; not |
| epi | above; upon |
| eu- | good |
| hemi- semi- | half |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- homeo- | same |
| hyper- | over; excessive |
| hypo- | below; under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| macro | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- uni- | one |
| multi- poly- | many |
| neo- | new |
| oligo- | few |
| ortho- | straight; correct |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside; near; abnormal |
| post- | after |
| pro- | forward; before |
| retro- | backward |
| sub- | under |
| super- supra- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| endo- | within; inner; inside *inner layer or internal part |
| intra- | within; inside *location or procedure inside something |
| iso- | alike; equal; same |
| syn- sym- | together |
| mega- megal- | large |
| re- | again; back |
| pseudo- | false |