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Prefixes
Medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-,an | no, not, without, negates the meaning |
| ab- | away from; from |
| ad- | toward, at, increase, on, toward |
| ante- | before |
| anti | against, opposing |
| bi-, bin- | two. twice, double |
| brady | slow |
| de- | from, down, away from |
| dia | through, complete |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| endo | within, in |
| epi- | on, upon, over |
| eu- | normal, good |
| hemi | half |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within, in |
| macro | large, long |
| meta- | after, beyond, change |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| pachy | thick, thickening, thickened |
| pan- | all, total |
| para- | beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| peri | surrounding ( outer) |
| poly | many, much |
| post- | after |
| pre- | through |
| pro- | through |
| sub- | below, under |
| supra- | above |
| sym-, syn- | together, joined |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |