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Medical terminology
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Undergraduate 1
11/04/2009
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Term

a-

an-

 Definition
no/without
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term

ante-

pre-

pro-

 Definition
before
Term

anti-

contra-

 Definition
against
Term

bi-

di-

 Definition
two
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
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de-
 Definition

down from

removing
Term
dia-
 Definition

through

between

across
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dys-
 Definition
difficult/abnormal
Term

ecto-

ex-

exo-

 Definition
outside/without/away from
Term

en-

endo-

em-

eso-

 Definition
inside
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epi-
 Definition
above/on
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eu-
 Definition
good/normal
Term

hemi-

semi-

 Definition
half/partly
Term
hyper-
 Definition

excessive

greater than normal
Term

hypo-

sub-

 Definition

beneath/below normal

under
Term
in-
 Definition
not
Term
infra-
 Definition
beneath
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within/inside of
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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meso-
 Definition
middle or moderate
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micro-
 Definition
small
Term

multi-

poly-

 Definition
many/excessive
Term

mono-

uni-

 Definition
one
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
para-
 Definition

near

beside

resembling

abnormal
Term
per-
 Definition

through

by

completely
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peri-
 Definition

around

near
Term
post-
 Definition

after

behind
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
Term
re-
 Definition

back

again
Term
retro-
 Definition

behind

backward
Term
super-
 Definition

more than normal

excessive
Term
supra-
 Definition

above

over
Term

syn-

sym-

 Definition

together

union
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
trans-
 Definition

across

through
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uni-
 Definition
one
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