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Prefixes I
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Nursing
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02/14/2010
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a- or an-
 Definition
without or not
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ab-
 Definition
from
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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ante-
 Definition
before
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antero-
 Definition
before
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anti-
 Definition
against
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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co- or con-
 Definition
together
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centi-
 Definition
one hundredth part
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cyano-
 Definition
blue
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de-
 Definition
from
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deca-
 Definition
ten
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deci-
 Definition
one-tenth
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di-
 Definition
two or double
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dis-
 Definition
apart, denoting reversal
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dorso-
 Definition
pertaining to the back
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, disordered
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ec-
 Definition
away from, out of the normal
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
upon, beside, on the outside
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eu-
 Definition
well, good
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ex-
 Definition
out or away from
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extra-
 Definition
outside of, beyond, in addition
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hem-, haem-, hemo-, haemo-
 Definition
relating to the blood
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hemi-
 Definition
one half
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hetero-
 Definition
unlikeness or dissimilarity
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hydro-
 Definition
water or hydrogen
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hyper-
 Definition
over or above
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hypo-
 Definition
lack or deficiency, or a position underneath
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in-
 Definition
within, in, or into; also a negative well-being
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infra-
 Definition
beneath
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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intro-
 Definition
inwardly, within
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iso-
 Definition
equal or the same
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kerato-
 Definition
relating to horny tissues or to the cornea
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leuko-
 Definition
white
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad, disease
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mega-, megalo-
 Definition
great
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melano-
 Definition
black
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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meta-
 Definition
change, transformation, or after or next
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micro-
 Definition
small
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mid-
 Definition
middle
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milli-
 Definition
one-thousandth
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mono-
 Definition
single or one
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multi-
 Definition
many
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myx-
 Definition
mucus
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necro-
 Definition
death, necrosis
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necro-
 Definition
death, necrosis
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neo-
 Definition
new
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normo-
 Definition
standard or normal
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oligio-
 Definition
scanty or deficient
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ortho-
 Definition
straight or normal
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pachy-
 Definition
thick
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pan-
 Definition
all
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para-
 Definition
beside, beyond, accessory to
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peri-
 Definition
around
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pluri-
 Definition
more
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poly-
 Definition
many
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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pre-
 Definition
before
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pro-
 Definition
before, favoring
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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pyo-
 Definition
related to pus
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re-
 Definition
back again, contrary
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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secundi-
 Definition
second
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semi-
 Definition
half
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sub-
 Definition
under, near, almost, or moderately
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super-
 Definition
above or excess
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supra-
 Definition
above or over
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syn-
 Definition
union or association
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thermo-
 Definition
heat
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trans-
 Definition
across
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tri-
 Definition
three
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uni-
 Definition
one
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