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MRIS 103 MedTerm
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09/05/2009
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a-, an-
 Definition
no, not, without
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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ana-
 Definition

backward, up, apart, again, anew

 
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ante-
 Definition
before, forward
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anti-
 Definition
against
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apo-
 Definition
off, away
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aut-, auto-
 Definition
self, own
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bi-
 Definition
two
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brachy-
 Definition
short (distance)
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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cata-
 Definition
down
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cine-
 Definition
movement
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con-
 Definition
with, together
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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de-
 Definition
lack of, down, less, removal of
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dia-
 Definition
complete, through
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dorsi-
 Definition
back
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dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec-, ecto-
 Definition
out, outside
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echo-
 Definition
a repeated sound
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em-
 Definition
in
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en-, end-, endo-
 Definition
in, within
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endo-
 Definition
in, within
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epi-
 Definition
upon, on, above
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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ex-, exo-
 Definition
out, away from
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient, below, under, less than normal
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in-
 Definition
into, in, not
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infra-
 Definition
beneath
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
into, within
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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meta-
 Definition
change, beyond
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micro-
 Definition
small
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multi-
 Definition
many
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neo-
 Definition
new
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nulli-
 Definition
no, not, none
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oxy-
 Definition
rapid, sharp, acid
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pan-
 Definition
all
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par-
 Definition
other than, apart from
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para-
 Definition
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of
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per-
 Definition
through
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peri-
 Definition
around, surrounding
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
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primi-
 Definition
first
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pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
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proto-
 Definition
first
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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re-
 Definition
back, backward, again
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retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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supra-
 Definition
above, upper
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sym-, syn-
 Definition
together, with
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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tele-
 Definition
far
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tetra-
 Definition
four
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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tri-
 Definition
three
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
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uni-
 Definition
one
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