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Prefixes for Exam 3
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Nursing
Pre-School
02/09/2012
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Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
acro-
 Definition
extremity
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, toward
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
Term
a, an-
 Definition
without, not
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ante-
 Definition
before
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anti-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self
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bi-
 Definition
two, double
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
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circum-
 Definition
around
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co-
 Definition
together
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contra-
 Definition
against
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de-
 Definition
without, removal
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di-
 Definition
two, twice
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dia-
 Definition
through
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diplo-
 Definition
double
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dis-
 Definition
removal, separation
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dys-
 Definition
abnormal, difficult, painful
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ecto-
 Definition
outside
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
above
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eryth/r/o-
 Definition
red
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eu-
 Definition
normal
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extra-
 Definition
outside
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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hetero-
 Definition
other
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homo, homeo-
 Definition
same
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
decreased
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in, im-
 Definition
not
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infra-
 Definition
below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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iso-
 Definition
equal, same
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leuk/o-
 Definition
white
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad, poor
Term
melan/o-
 Definition
black, dark
Term
mega/lo-
 Definition
large, enlarged
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mes/o-
 Definition
middle
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meta-
 Definition
beyond
Term
micr/o-
 Definition
small
Term
mon/o-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
noct/i-
 Definition
night
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non-
 Definition
not
Term
olig/o-
 Definition
little, deficiency
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ortho-
 Definition
straight
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pan-
 Definition
all
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para-
 Definition
beside, near
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per-
 Definition
by, through
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peri-
 Definition
around
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
prim/i-
 Definition
first
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pro-
 Definition
before
Term
pseud/o-
 Definition
false
Term
quad/r/i-
 Definition
four
Term
re-
 Definition
back, again
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward
Term
scler/o-
 Definition
hard
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
sub-
 Definition
below, under
Term
super-
 Definition
above, excessive
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
Term
syn-, sym-
 Definition
together
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
trans-
 Definition
through, across
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond
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un-
 Definition
not
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uni-
 Definition
one
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