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Prefixes for MedTerm
Medical Terminology prefixes
Term | Definition |
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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 |