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Medical Terminology Prefixes
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01/14/2011
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a-/an-
 Definition
no/without
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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ante-/pre-/pro-
 Definition
before
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anti-/contra-
 Definition
against
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bi-/di-
 Definition
two
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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de-
 Definition
down from or removing
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dia-
 Definition
through/between/across
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dys-
 Definition
difficult/abnormal
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ecto-/ex-/exo-
 Definition
outside/without/away from
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en-/endo-/em-/eso-
 Definition
inside
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epi-
 Definition
above/on
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eu-
 Definition
good/normal
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hemi-/semi-
 Definition
half/partly
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, greater than normal
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hypo-/sub-
 Definition
beneath/below normal/under
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in-
 Definition
not
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infra-
 Definition
beneath
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within/inside of
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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meso-
 Definition
middle/moderate
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micro-
 Definition
small
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multi-/poly-
 Definition
many/excessive
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mono-

uni-

 Definition
one
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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para-
 Definition
near/beside/resembling/abnormal
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per-
 Definition
through/by/completely
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peri-
 Definition
around/near
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post-
 Definition
first
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re-
 Definition
back/again
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retro-
 Definition
behind/backward
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super-
 Definition
more than normal/excessive
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supra-
 Definition
above/over
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sy(n) (m)-
 Definition
together/union
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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trans-
 Definition
across/through
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