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October 32, 2001
Introdution to Patient Care - Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a , an | absent; not; without |
| ab | away from |
| ad | to; toward or near (d changes to c,f,g,p,s, or t before stems beinging with these consonants |
| ante | before in time or place |
| bi | two |
| brady | slow |
| circum | around |
| cyan | blue |
| di | two; double |
| dys | abnormal; difficult; painful |
| elecrto | elecrticity |
| erythr | red |
| ex (o) | out of |
| extra | outside of; in addition |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above; beyond; extreme |
| hypo | under; below |
| inter | between |
| intra | inside; within |
| mega | great; large |
| micr (o) | small |
| multi | many; much |
| olig | few; small |
| peri | around |
| poly | much; many |
| post | after; behind in time or place |
| pre | before in time or place |
| pseud (o) | false |
| py (o) | pus |
| sub | under; below |
| super | above; addition; implying excess |
| supra | above upper over |
| tachy | swift; rapid |
| tri | three |
| uni | one |