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Medical Prefixes
common medical prefixes
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Undergraduate 2
01/12/2009
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
towards
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an-
 Definition
without; not
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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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brady-
 Definition
slow
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circum-
 Definition
around
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contra-
 Definition
opposite; against
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de-
 Definition
lack of; removal
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di-
 Definition
through; complete; two
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dia-
 Definition
through; complete
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dis-
 Definition
apart from
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dys-
 Definition
painful; abnormal; difficult
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ecto-
 Definition
outer
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en-
 Definition
in
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endo-
 Definition
inner; within
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epi-
 Definition
above; on top of
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ex-
 Definition
outside; out
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hemi-
 Definition
half; partial
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive; above
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient; below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad; poor
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-
 Definition
single; one
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neo-
 Definition
new
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non-
 Definition
not
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para-
 Definition
abnormal; near; beside
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peri-
 Definition
around; surrounding
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poly-
 Definition
excessive; many
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post-
 Definition
after; behind
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pre-
 Definition
before
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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retro-
 Definition
backward
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sub-
 Definition
under; below
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trans-
 Definition
across; through
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond; excessive
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uni-
 Definition
one
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mega-
 Definition
enlarged
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semi-
 Definition
partial
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abs-
 Definition
away from
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aero-
 Definition
air; gas
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ambi-
 Definition
around; on all sides
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ano-
 Definition
anus
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angio-
 Definition
blood vessel
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