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Med Term Prefixes
Medical Term Prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
04/14/2010
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a-
 Definition
without, not
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ab-
 Definition
from, away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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af-
 Definition
toward
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allo-
 Definition
other, differing from the normal
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an-
 Definition
without, not
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ana-
 Definition
against; up; back
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aniso-
 Definition
unequal, dissimilar
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ante-
 Definition
before, in front of
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anti-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self, own
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bi-
 Definition
two
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cata-
 Definition
down
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cine-
 Definition
movement
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circum-
 Definition
around
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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de-
 Definition
cessation
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di-
 Definition
double
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dia-
 Definition
through, across
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dipl-
 Definition
double
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dys-
 Definition
bad; painful; difficult
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ec-
 Definition
out, out from
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echo-
 Definition
a repeated sound
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ecto-
 Definition
outside, outward
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ef-
 Definition
away from
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en-
 Definition
in, within
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end-
 Definition
in, within
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endo-
 Definition
in, within
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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eso-
 Definition
inward
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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ex-
 Definition
out, out from
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exo-
 Definition
outside, outward
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extra-
 Definition
outside
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hemi-
 Definition
one half
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hetero-
 Definition
different
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homeo-
 Definition
same, alike
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homo-
 Definition
same
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hyp-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below, defricient
Term
im-
 Definition
not
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in-
 Definition
in, not
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infra-
 Definition
below, under
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
in, within
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iso-
 Definition
same, equal
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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medi-
 Definition
middle
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mega-
 Definition
enlargement
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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meta-
 Definition
change, beyond
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micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
 Definition
many, much
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neo-
 Definition
new
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nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
oxy-
 Definition
quick, sharp
Term
pachy-
 Definition
thick
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pan-
 Definition
all
Term
para-
 Definition
near, beside; beyond
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per-
 Definition
through
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peri-
 Definition
around
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
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primi-
 Definition
frist
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pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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semi-
 Definition
one half
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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super-
 Definition
upper, above
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supra-
 Definition
above, excessive; superior
Term
sym-
 Definition
union, together, joined
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syn-
 Definition
union, together, joined
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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tri-
 Definition
three
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ultra-
 Definition
excess, beyond
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uni-
 Definition
one
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