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Prefixes for MedTerm
Medical Terminology prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bi | both, twice, double |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | more than normal, excessive, high, over, increased |
| mega | large |
| mono | one |
| non | none |
| semi | half |
| macro | large, thick |
| micro | small |
| ante | before |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| neo | new |
| tachy | fast, rapid |
| re | back, again |
| retro | behind, backward |
| ambi | both |
| a, an | without |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| dys | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| hydro | water |
| hypo | below normal |
| mal | bad, abnormal, disordered, poor |
| muco | mucus, secretion of mucus membrane |
| ortho | normal, straight |
| path | disease, abnormal condition |
| brady | slow |
| ab | away from, off |
| con | with, together |
| dis | apart |
| en | within |
| endo | inside |
| epi | upon, over, upper |
| ex | outside of, beyond |
| extra | without, outside of |
| intra | within, inside, into |
| inter | between, among |
| meta | change, after |
| peri | surrounding, outer |
| sub | below |
| super | above |
| trans | through, across, beyond |
| poly | many |