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med term prefixes
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05/19/2016

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Term
pre-
Definition
before
Term
peri-
Definition
around
Term
post-
Definition
after
Term
epi-
Definition
above, upon
Term
hypo-
Definition
under, below, deficient
Term
infra-
Definition
under, below
Term
sub-
Definition
under, below
Term
inter-
Definition
between
Term
post-
Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
Definition
before, in front of
Term
pro-
Definition
before, in front of
Term
retro-
Definition
backward, behind
Term
bi-
Definition
two
Term
dipl-
Definition
double
Term
diplo-
Definition
double
Term
hemi-
Definition
one half
Term
hyper-
Definition
excessive, above normal
Term
macro-
Definition
large
Term
micro-
Definition
small
Term
mono-
Definition
one
Term
uni-
Definition
one
Term
multi-
Definition
many, much
Term
poly-
Definition
many, much
Term
nulli-
Definition
none
Term
primi-
Definition
first
Term
quadri-
Definition
four
Term
tri-
Definition
three
Term
ab-
Definition
from, away from
Term
ad-
Definition
toward
Term
circum-
Definition
around
Term
peri-
Definition
around
Term
dia-
Definition
through, across
Term
trans-
Definition
through, across
Term
ecto-
Definition
outside, outward
Term
exo-
Definition
outside, outward
Term
extra-
Definition
outside, outward
Term
endo-
Definition
in, within
Term
intra-
Definition
in, within
Term
para-
Definition
near, beside; beyond
Term
super-
Definition
upper, above
Term
supra-
Definition
above; excessive; superior
Term
ultra-
Definition
excess, beyond
Term
a-
Definition
without, not
Term
an-
Definition
without, not
Term
anti-
Definition
against
Term
contra-
Definition
against
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
dys-
Definition
bad; painful; difficult
Term
eu-
Definition
good, normal
Term
hetero-
Definition
different
Term
homo-
Definition
same
Term
mal-
Definition
bad
Term
pan-
Definition
all
Term
pseudo-
Definition
false
Term
syn-
Definition
union, together, joined
Term
tachy-
Definition
rapid
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