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Medical Prefixes
Common Prefixes (Medical)
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
08/25/2011

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Term
a-, an-
Definition

MEANING: without

EXAMPLE: anesthesia

Term
ante-
Definition

MEANING: before

EXAMPLE: anterior

Term
anti-
Definition

MEANING: inhibit, oppose

EXAMPLE: antibiotic

Term
bio-
Definition

MEANING: living organisms

EXAMPLE: biology

Term
brady-
Definition

MEANING: slow

EXAMPLE: bradycardia

Term
con-
Definition

MEANING: together

EXAMPLE: conception

Term
contra
Definition

MEANING: against

EXAMPLE: contraindication

Term
dia-
Definition

MEANING: complete

EXAMPLE: diagnosis

Term
dys-
Definition

MEANING: abnormal, difficult

EXAMPLE: dyslipidemia

Term
en-
Definition

MEANING: in

EXAMPLE: enteral

Term
ex-
Definition

MEANING: out

EXAMPLE: external

Term
hyper-
Definition

MEANING: too much

EXAMPLE: hyperglycemia

Term
hypo-
Definition

MEANING: too little

EXAMPLE: hypoglycemia

Term
inter-
Definition

MEANING: between, among

EXAMPLE: interstitial

Term
intra-
Definition

MEANING: within

EXAMPLE: intradermal

Term
macro-
Definition

MEANING: large

EXAMPLE: macronutrients

Term
mal-
Definition

MEANING: abnormal

EXAMPLE: malabsorption

Term
micro-
Definition

MEANING: small

EXAMPLE: microscope

Term
neo-
Definition

MEANING: new

EXAMPLE: neonatal

Term
para-
Definition

MEANING: around

EXAMPLE: parasite

Term
poly-
Definition

MEANING: many, much

EXAMPLE: polydipsia

Term
post-
Definition

MEANING: after, behind

EXAMPLE: postmenopausal

Term
pre-
Definition

MEANING: before, in front

EXAMPLE: prenatal

Term
sub-
Definition

MEANING: below, underlying

EXAMPLE: sublingual

Term
tachy-
Definition

MEANING: fast

EXAMPLE: tachycardia

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