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Medical Terminology - Prefixes
Prefixes denoting position, direction, number & measure, and negation
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01/18/2011
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Term
Ante-, Pre-, Pro-
 Definition
before, in front
Term
Epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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Hypo-, Infra-, Sub-
 Definition
under, below
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Inter-
 Definition
between
Term
Meso-, Medi-
 Definition
middle
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Post-
 Definition
after, behind
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Retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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Ab-
 Definition
away from
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Ad-
 Definition
toward
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Circum-, Peri-
 Definition
around
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Ex-, Ec-
 Definition
out, out from
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Dia-, Trans-
 Definition
through, across
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Exo-, Extra-
 Definition
outside
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Endo-, Intra-
 Definition
in, within
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Super-
 Definition
above, excessive
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Para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond
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Bi-
 Definition
two
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Dipl-, Diplo-
 Definition
double, two-fold
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Hemi-, Semi-
 Definition
half
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Hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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Macro-
 Definition
large
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Micro-
 Definition
small
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Mono-, Uni-
 Definition
one
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Multi-, Poly-
 Definition
many, much
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Primi-
 Definition
first
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Quadri-
 Definition
four
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Tri-
 Definition
three
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A-, An-
 Definition
without, not
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Im-
 Definition
not
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In-
 Definition
in, not
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Anti-, Contra-
 Definition
against
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Brady-
 Definition
slow
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Dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
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Eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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Hetero-
 Definition
different
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Homo-
 Definition
same
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Mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
Pan-
 Definition
all
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Pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
Syn-, *Sym-
 Definition

union, together, joined

*used only before b, p, or m
Term
Tachy-
 Definition
rapid, fast
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