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Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aniso- | unequal |
| all- | different |
| ad- | towards |
| ab- | away from |
| brady- | slow |
| brachy- | short |
| anti- | against, opposed to |
| ante- | before, in front |
| circum- | around |
| chlor- | green |
| centi- | 100th |
| cata- | down |
| de- | away from, ending |
| cyan- | blue |
| contra- | against |
| cirrho- | tawny yellow |
| dia- | across, through |
| dextro- | right |
| deci- | tenth |
| deca-, deka- | ten |
| ec- | outer |
| dys- | difficult, abnormal |
| dors- | back, upper side |
| dis- | separation |
| eu- | good, well |
| erythr- | red |
| epi- | upon, outside of |
| en- or em- | inside or within |
| hetero- | different, other |
| glauc- | gray |
| fore- | before, in front of |
| ex- | out of |
| hypo- | below, less, decreased |
| hyper- | above, more, increased |
| hydro- | water or fluid |
| kilo- | thousand |
| kryph- | hump |
| iso- | same, like |
| inter- | between |
| macro- | large |
| later- | side |
| levo- | left side |
| leuc-, leuk-, or leuko- | white |
| micro- | small |
| melan- | black |
| mega- | large |
| mal- | disease or abnormal |
| mis- | wrong, bad, abnormal |
| milli- | thousandth |
| mid- | middle |
| multi- | many |
| poly- | many |
| over- | above |
| ortho- | correct or straight |
| non- | not, against |
| noct-, mox- | night |
| post- | after |
| peri- | around, surround |
| per- | through |
| pan- | all or everywhere |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| re- | again |
| pro- | for, in front of |
| pre- | before |
| sub- | under |
| super- | above |
| sten- | narrow |
| semi- | half |
| trans- | across, through |
| tachy- | fast |
| ventr- | womb, belly |
| under- | below |
| uni- | one |