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Medical Terminology Chapter 2
Prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
08/20/2008
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a-
 Definition
without
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ab-, abs-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward, to
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ambi-
 Definition
both, around
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an-
 Definition
without
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ana-
 Definition
up, toward
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ante-
 Definition
before
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anti-
 Definition
against
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apo-
 Definition
derived, separate
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aut(o)-
 Definition
self
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bi-
 Definition
twice, double
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brachy-
 Definition
short
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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cata-
 Definition
down
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circum-
 Definition
around
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co-, col-,com-, con-, cor-
 Definition
together
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contra-
 Definition
against
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de-
 Definition
away from
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di-,dif-, dir-, dis-
 Definition
not, separated
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dia-
 Definition
through
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dys-
 Definition
abnormal, difficult
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ect(o)-
 Definition
outside
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end(o)-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
over
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eu-
 Definition
well, good, normal
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ex-
 Definition
out of, away from
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exo-
 Definition
external, on the outside
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extra-
 Definition
without, outside of
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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hyper-
 Definition
above normal, overly
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hypo-
 Definition
below normal, beneath
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infra-
 Definition
positioned beneath
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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iso-
 Definition
equal, same
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mal-
 Definition
bad, inadequate
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meg(a)-, megal(o)-
 Definition
large
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mes(o)-
 Definition
middle, median
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meta-
 Definition
after
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micr(o)-
 Definition
small, microscopic
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mon(o)-
 Definition
single
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multi-
 Definition
many
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olig(o)-
 Definition
few, little, scanty
Term
pan-, pant(o)-
 Definition
all, entire
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par(a)
 Definition
beside, abnormal, involving two parts
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per-
 Definition
through, intensely
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peri-
 Definition
around, about, near
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pluri-
 Definition
several, more
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poly-
 Definition
many
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post-
 Definition
after, following
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pre-
 Definition
before
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pro-
 Definition
before, forward
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quadra-, quadri-
 Definition
four
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re-
 Definition
again, backward
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retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
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semi-
 Definition
half
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sub-
 Definition
less than, under, inferior
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super-
 Definition
more than, above, superior
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supra-
 Definition
above, over
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syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
 Definition
together
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excessive
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un-
 Definition
not
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uni-
 Definition
one
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