Medical Word Building-Prefixes (Bi-Dy)

  1. Prefix: bi-/di
    Meaning: two

    Example: bifid/disect
  2. Prefix: brady-
    Meaning: slow

    Example: bradycardia
  3. Prefix: de-
    Meaning: down from/removing

    Example: decomposition
  4. Prefix: dia-
    Meaning: through, between, across

    Example: dialysis
  5. Prefix: dys-
    Meaning: difficult/abnormal

    Example: dysphagia
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Medical Word Building-Prefixes (Bi-Dy)
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Medical Prefixes Bi thru Dy
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