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Medical Terminology Prefixes
basic medical terminology prefixes
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Undergraduate 3
09/19/2009
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Term
ana-
 Definition
up, back again
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
de-
 Definition
away from
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without, lack of
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
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apo-
 Definition
away from
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auto-
 Definition
to do with self
Term
bi-
 Definition
relating to two
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
con-
 Definition
with
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
crypto-
 Definition
hidden, concealed
Term
cryo-
 Definition
cold
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dextro-
 Definition
right
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di-
 Definition
twice, double
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dia-
 Definition
through, apart, across
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult
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e-
 Definition
out, away from
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ex-
 Definition
out, away from
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ef-
 Definition
out, away from
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ec-
 Definition
out, outside
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ecto-
 Definition
out, outside
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em-
 Definition
in
Term
en-
 Definition
in
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon
Term
eu-
 Definition
well, good, normal
Term
gravis-
 Definition
heavy
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haplo-
 Definition
single, simple
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hetero-
 Definition
other, different
Term
homo-
 Definition
same
Term
hydro-
 Definition
wet, water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
over, excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, deficient
Term
idio-
 Definition
peculiar to
Term
im-
 Definition
in, into OR not
Term
in-
 Definition
in, into OR not
Term
infra-
 Definition
below
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
iso-
 Definition
same, equal
Term
leuko-
 Definition
white
Term
levo-
 Definition
left
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
mega-
 Definition
large, great
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
 Definition
one, single
Term
multi-
 Definition
many, much
Term
necro-
 Definition
having to do with death
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
oligo-
 Definition
few, little
Term
opistho-
 Definition
behind, backward
Term
ortho-
 Definition
straight, normal
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, by side
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
poikilo-
 Definition
varied
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
re-
 Definition
back, again
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, located
Term
sclero-
 Definition
hard
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
sub-
 Definition
under
Term
super-
 Definition
above, upper
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, upper
Term
steno-
 Definition
narrow
Term
sym-
 Definition
together, with
Term
syn-
 Definition
together, with
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast, swift
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
xero-
 Definition
dry
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