Ch. 3: Medical Prefixes
Terms
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- epi-
- above, upon
- hypo-
- under;below;deficient
- infra-
- under;below
- sub-
- under;below
- inter-
- between
- post-
- after;behind
- pre-
- before;in front of
- pro-
- before;in front of
- retro-
- backward;behind
- bi-
- two
- dipl-
- double
- diplo-
- double
- hemi-
- one half
- hyper-
- excessive; above normal
- macro-
- large
- mono-
- one
- uni-
- one
- micro-
- small
- multi-
- many;much
- poly-
- many;much
- primi-
- first
- quadri-
- four
- tri-
- three
- ab-
- from;away from
- ad-
- toward
- circum-
- around
- peri-
- around
- dia-
- through;across
- trans
- through;across
- ecto-
- outside;outward
- exo-
- outside; outward
- extra-
- outside;outward
- endo-
- in; within
- intra-
- in; within
- para-
- near;beside;beyond
- super-
- upper;above
- supra-
- above;excessive; superior
- ultra-
- excess; beyond
- a-
- without
- an-
- without;not
- anti-
- against
- contra-
- against
- brady-
- slow
- dys-
- bad;painful;difficult
- eu-
- good;normal
- hetero-
- different
- homo-
- same
- homeo-
- same
- mal-
- bad
- pan-
- all
- pseudo-
- false
- syn-
- union, together, joined
- tachy-
- rapid