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Medical Terminology I--Prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
01/17/2011
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Term
bi-
 Definition
two/double
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
milli-
 Definition
one thousand
Term
mono-
 Definition
one/single
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive
Term
hyp-
 Definition
under/below/less than normal
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under/below/less than normal
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
poly-
 Definition
many/much
Term
ab-
 Definition
from/away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward/increase
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both/both sides
Term
ante-
 Definition
before/in front
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
de-
 Definition
down/from
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outside
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
upon/over
Term
ex-
 Definition
out/away from/outside
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside/outward
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside/beyond
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in-
 Definition
inside/within/not
Term
infra-
 Definition
beneath/below/under
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
juxta-
 Definition
near/beside
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
para-
 Definition
near/beside/two like parts
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
pre-
 Definition
before/in front
Term
pro-
 Definition
in front/before
Term
re-
 Definition
back/again
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward/behind
Term
sub-
 Definition
under/below
Term
supra
 Definition
above/over
Term
trans-
 Definition
across/through
Term
cirrh/o-
 Definition
yellow/tawny
Term
cyan/o-
 Definition
blue
Term
eosin/o
 Definition
red/rosy
Term
erythr/o-
 Definition
red
Term
glauc/o-
 Definition
gray/silver
Term
jaund/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
lute/o-
 Definition
yellow
Term
leuk/o-
 Definition
white
Term
melan/o-
 Definition
black
Term
poli/o-
 Definition
gray
Term
purpur/o-
 Definition
purple
Term
rube-
 Definition
red
Term
xanth/o-
 Definition
yellow
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
dis-
 Definition
free of/to undo
Term
im-
 Definition
not
Term
in-
 Definition
inside/within/not
Term
non-
 Definition
not
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
con-
 Definition
together/with
Term
de-
 Definition
down/from
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad/difficult/painful
Term
eu-
 Definition
well/easily/good/normal
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
homeo-
 Definition
likeness/same
Term
homo
 Definition
same
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
Term
idio-
 Definition
individual
Term
im-
 Definition
not
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
post-
 Definition
after/behind
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
sym-
 Definition
joined/together
Term
syn-
 Definition
joined together
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond/excess
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