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M6 Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | without - ex. afebrile |
| an | without - ex. anoxia |
| ante | before - ex. antepartum |
| bi | two - ex. bilateral |
| bin | two - ex. binocular |
| brady | slow - ex. bradycardia |
| dia | through - ex. diaphragm |
| dys | difficult - ex. dysuria |
| endo | within - ex. endometrium |
| epi | above/normal - ex. epidural |
| eu | normal - ex. eupnea |
| exo | outward - ex. exoskeleton |
| hemi | half - ex. hemiplegia |
| hyper | excessive - ex. hypertension |
| hypo | deficient - ex. hypotension |
| intra | within - ex. intradermal |
| inter | between - ex. intercostal |
| meta | change - ex. metaphase |
| micro | minute, tiny - ex. microbiology |
| multi | numerous - ex. mulitvitamin |
| neo | new - ex. neonate |
| nulli | none - ex. nullipara |
| pan | total - ex. pandemic |
| para | beyond - ex. parasympathetic |
| per | through - ex. perfuse |
| peri | surrounding - ex. pericardium |
| poly | many - ex. polyuria |
| post | after - ex. postmortum |
| pre | before - ex. peroperative |
| pro | before - ex. prodrug |
| sub | below - ex. subcutaneous |
| supra | superior - ex. suprapubic |
| sym | join - ex. symbiotic |
| syn | join - ex. synergy |
| tachy | rapid - ex. tachycardia |
| tetra | four - ex. tetracycline |
| trans | through - ex. transuretheral |
| uni | one - ex. unilateral |