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1 Medical Language
Prefixes
| Prefix | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- (ay) an- (an) | not (2) |
| anti- (ANT-ih) contra- (KON-trah) | against (2) |
| de- dee | down, away from |
| anti- (AN-tee) pre= (pree) | before (2) |
| pro- proh | befor, on behalf of |
| brady- BRAH-dih or BRAY-dih | slow |
| tachy- TAH-kih | fast |
| post- pohst | after |
| re- ree | again |
| ab- ab | away |
| ad- ad | toward |
| circum- (SIR-kum) peri- (PER-ee) | around (2) |
| dia- (DAI-ah) trans- (tranz) | through (2) |
| e- (eh); ec- (ek);nex- (eks) | out (3) |
| ecto- (EK-toh); exo- (EK-soh) extra- (IKS-trah) | outside (3) |
| en- (en); endo- (EN-doh) intra- (IN-trah) | in, inside (3) |
| epi- EH-pee | upon |
| sub- sub | beneath |
| inter- IN-ter | between |
| bi- bai | two |
| hemi- (HEH-mee) semi- (SEH-mee) | half (2) |
| hyper- HAI-per | over |
| hypo- HAI-poh | under |
| macro- MAH-kroh | large |
| micro- MAI-kroh | small |
| mono- (MAW-noh) uni- (YOO-nih) | one (2) |
| allgo- AW-lih-goh | few |
| pan- pan | all |
| poly- (PAW-lee) multi- (MUL-tee) | many (2) |
| con- (kon); syn- (sin) sym- (sim) | with, together |
| dys- dis | bad |
| eu- yoo | good |