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GC2012MedicalTerminology
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining forms and Abrev.
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Nursing
Not Applicable
01/03/2012

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Term

 

a-

Definition

 

without, abscence of

Term

 

ab-

Definition

 

away from

Term

 

ad-

Definition

 

toward

Term

 

an-

Definition

 

without, absence of

Term

 

ant-

Definition

 

against, opposing

Term

 

ana-

Definition

 

up, toward, apart

Term

 

ante-

Definition

 

before

Term

 

anti-

Definition

 

against, opposing

Term

 

bi-

Definition

 

two

Term

 

bin-

Definition

 

two

Term

 

brady-

Definition

 

slow

Term

 

de-

Definition

 

not

Term

 

di-

Definition

 

double

Term

 

dia-

 

Definition

 

through

Term

 

dys-

Definition

 

bad, abnormal,

painful, difficult

Term

 

e-

Definition

 

to remove

Term

 

en-

Definition

 

within, upon,

on, over

Term

 

end-

Definition

 

within

Term

 

endo-

Definition

 

within

Term

 

ep-

Definition

 

upon, over,

above, on top

Term

 

epi-

Definition

 

upon, over,

above, on top

Term

 

eu-

Definition

 

normal, good

Term

 

ex-

Definition

 

outside, away from

Term

 

exo-

Definition

 

outside, away from

Term

 

hemi-

Definition

 

one-half

Term

 

homo-

Definition

 

same

Term

 

hydro-

Definition

 

water

Term

 

hyper-

Definition

 

excessive, abnormally

high, above

Term

 

hypo-

Definition

 

under, below normal

Term

 

in-

Definition

 

without

Term

 

inter-

Definition

 

between

Term

 

intra-

Definition

 

within

Term

 

iso-

Definition

 

equal

Term

 

macro-

Definition

 

large

Term

 

meta-

Definition

 

after, change

Term

 

micro-

Definition

 

small

Term

 

mono-

Definition

 

single

Term

 

multi-

Definition

 

many

Term

 

neo-

Definition

 

new

Term

 

nulli-

Definition

 

none

Term

 

pan-

Definition

 

all, entire

Term

 

par-

Definition

 

near, alongside,

departure from normal

Term

 

para-

Definition

 

near, alongside,

departure from normal

Term

 

per-

Definition

 

through

Term

 

peri-

Definition

 

around

Term

 

poly-

Definition

 

many

Term

 

post-

Definition

 

after

Term

 

pre-

Definition

 

before

Term

 

primi-

Definition

 

first

Term

 

pro-

Definition

 

before

Term

 

quadri-

Definition

 

four

Term

 

re-

Definition

 

back

Term

 

retro-

Definition

 

back

Term

 

sub-

Definition

 

below, beneath

Term

 

sym-

Definition

 

together, joined

Term

 

syn-

Definition

 

together, joined

Term

 

tachy-

Definition

 

rapid, fast

Term

 

tetra-

Definition

 

four

Term

 

trans-

Definition

 

through, across,

beyond

Term

 

tri-

Definition

 

three

Term

 

uni-

Definition

 

one

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