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Med Term 3 (Prefixes)
From Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach 7ed. by Barbara A. Gylys
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Undergraduate 1
09/04/2015
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pre-
 Definition
before
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peri-
 Definition
around
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post-
 Definition
after
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
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infra-
 Definition
under, below
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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bi-
 Definition
two
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dipl-
 Definition
double
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hemi-
 Definition
one half
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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macro-
 Definition
large
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micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-
 Definition
one
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multi-
 Definition
many, much
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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primi-
 Definition
first
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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tri-
 Definition
three
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ab-
 Definition
from, away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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circum-
 Definition
around
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peri-
 Definition
around
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dia-
 Definition
through, across
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trans-
 Definition
through, across
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ecto-
 Definition
outside, outward
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exo-
 Definition
outside, outward
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extra-
 Definition
outside, outward
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endo-
 Definition
in, within
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intra-
 Definition
in, within
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para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond
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super-
 Definition
upper, above
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supra-
 Definition
above, excessive, superior
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ultra-
 Definition
excess, beyond
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a-
 Definition
without, not
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an-
 Definition
without, not
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anti-
 Definition
against
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contra-
 Definition
against
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brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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hetero-
 Definition
different
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homo-
 Definition
same
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homeo-
 Definition
same
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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pan-
 Definition
all
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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syn-
 Definition
union, together, joined
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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uni-
 Definition
one
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