Medical Terminology Prefixes

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Prefix	Meaning
hyper-	excessive
hyp-	under, below, beneath, less than normal
hypo-	under, below, beneath, less than normal
multi-	many
poly-	many, much
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Prefix	Meaning
ab-	from, away from
ad-	toward, increase
ambi-	both, both sides
ante-	before, in front
circum-	around
de-	down from
dia-	through
ecto-	outside
endo-	within
epi-	upon, over
ex-	out, away from, outside
extra-	outside, beyond
hypo-	under, below, beneath, less than normal
in-	in, inside, within,not
infra-	beneath, below, under
inter-	between
intra-	within
juxta-	near, beside
meso-	middle
para-	near, beside, beyond, two like parts
peri-	around
pre-	before, in front
pro-	in front, before
retro-	backward, behind
sub-	under, below
supra-	above, over
trans-	across, through
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