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CH 3 Prefix
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pre- | Before |
| Peri- | Around |
| Post- | After |
| Endo- | In, Within |
| Intra- | In, Within |
| Epi- | Above, Upon |
| Hypo- | Under, Below, Deficient |
| Infra- | Under, Below |
| Sub- | Under, Below |
| Inter- | Between |
| Retro- | Backwards, Behind |
| Bi- | Two |
| Diplo- | Double |
| Dipl- | Double |
| Hemi- | One-half |
| Hyper- | Excessive, above normal |
| Marco- | Large |
| Micro- | Small |
| Mono- | One |
| Uni- | One |
| Multi- | Many, much |
| Poly- | Many, much |
| Quadri- | Four |
| Tri- | Three |
| Ab- | From, away from |
| Ad- | Towards |
| Circum- | Around |
| Peri- | Around |
| Dia- | Through, across |
| Trans- | Through, across |
| Ecto- | Outside, outward |
| Exo- | Outside, outward |
| Extra- | Outside, outward |
| Para- | Near, besides ; beyond |
| Super- | Upper, above |
| Supra- | Above, excessive, superior |
| Ultra- | Excess, beyond |
| A- | Without, not |
| An- | Without, not |
| Anti- | Against |
| Contra- | Against |
| Auto- | Self, own |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Tachy- | Rapid |
| Dys- | Bad, painful, difficult |
| Eu- | Good, normal |
| Hetero- | Different |
| Homo- | Same |
| Homeo- | Same |
| Nulli- | None, no |
| Primi- | First |
| Pan- | All, entire |
| Pseudo- | False. fake |
| Syn- | Together |
| Pro- | Before |