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For studying prefixes of medical terminology
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9th Grade
05/07/2011
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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a-, an-
 Definition
without, lacking, deficient, not
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ad-, af-
 Definition
toward, near
Term
ambi-, ampho-, amphi-
 Definition
both, double
Term
ana-
 Definition
up, toward, apart
Term
andro-
 Definition
man
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ante-
 Definition
before, in front of, forward
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anti-, ant-
 Definition
against, opposing, preventing
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ap-, apo-
 Definition
separation from, derived from
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aut-, auto-
 Definition
self
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brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
cata-
 Definition
down, under, lower, against
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
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co-, con-, com-
 Definition
with, together
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposed
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de-
 Definition
down, from
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dextro-
 Definition
to the right
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dia-
 Definition
to the right
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dis-
 Definition
apart, free from
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dorso-
 Definition
to the back
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, bad, painful, abnormal
Term
e-, ec-, ef-, ex-
 Definition
out of, from, away from
Term
ect-, ecto-, exo-
 Definition
outside of
Term
em-, en-, eso-
 Definition
in, into, within
Term
end-, endo-, ent-, ento-
 Definition
within, inside
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ep-, epi-
 Definition
upon, on, over
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal, good, healthy
Term
extra-, extro-
 Definition
outside of, beyond, outward
Term
gyn-, gyno-
 Definition
woman, female
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half, partial
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different, other
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above, beyond
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hyp-, hypo-
 Definition
under, beneath, deficient
Term
im-, in-
 Definition
in, into, within, not
Term
infra-
 Definition
below, beneath
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-, intro-
 Definition
within, into
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad, abnormal
Term
mega-, megalo-
 Definition
large, big
Term
mes-, meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
meta-
 Definition
change
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mic-, micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mult-, multi-
 Definition
many
Term
neo-
 Definition
new, recent
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noso-
 Definition
diease
Term
oligo-
 Definition
little, few
Term
pan-
 Definition
all, entire
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, beyond, after
Term
per-
 Definition
through, excessive
Term
peri-
 Definition
around, surrounding
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poly-
 Definition
many, much, excessive
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pre-, pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
pseud-, pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
pyo-
 Definition
pus
Term
pyro-
 Definition
fire
Term
re-, retro-
 Definition
backward, behind, again
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
steno-
 Definition
narrow
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below, beneath
Term
super-, supra-
 Definition
above, excess, superior
Term
sym-, syn-
 Definition
together, with 
Term
tachy- 
 Definition
fast
Term
telo-
 Definition
end
Term
therm- 
 Definition
heat
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through, beyond
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
Term
xero-
 Definition
dry
Term
albus-
 Definition
white
Term
chloro-
 Definition
green
Term
chromo-
 Definition
color
Term
cirrhos-
 Definition
orange yellow
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cyano-
 Definition
blue
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
leuko-
 Definition
white
Term
luteus
 Definition
yellow
Term
melano-
 Definition
black
Term
polio-
 Definition
gray
Term
porphyro-
 Definition
purple
Term
rhodo-
 Definition
red
Term
xantho-
 Definition
yellow
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
haplo-
 Definition
single
Term
mon-, mono-
 Definition
one
Term
bi-, di-, dipl-
 Definition
two, double , twie
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
quadri-, tetra
 Definition
four
Term
penta-
 Definition
five
Term
hex-, sex-
 Definition
six
Term
octo-, octa-
 Definition
eight
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nona-
 Definition
nine
Term
deci-
 Definition
ten
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