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Medical Terminology
Chapter 3
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Undergraduate 1
09/03/2006
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Term
mono-, uni-
 Definition
one
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bi-, di-
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two
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tri-
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three
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quad-, quadri-, tetra-
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four
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centi-
 Definition
one hundred or one-hundreth
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milli-
 Definition
one thousandth
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diplo-
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double
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hemi-, semi-
 Definition
half, partly
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, more than normal
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hypo-
 Definition
beneath or below normal
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multi-, poly-
 Definition
many
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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pan-
 Definition
all
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primi-
 Definition
first
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super-, ultra-
 Definition
excessive
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ad-
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toward
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ante-, pre-
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before in time or in place
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circum-, peri-
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around
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dia-
 Definition
through
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inter-
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between
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ab-
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away from
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ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra-
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out, without,away from
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en-, endo-
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inside
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epi-
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above, on
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hypo-, infra-, sub-
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beneath, under
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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meso-, mid-, medio
 Definition
middle
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para-
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mear, beside, or abnormal
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per-
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through or by
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post-
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after, behind
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retro-
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behind, backward
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super-, supra-
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above, beyond
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sym-, syn-
 Definition
joined, together
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trans-
 Definition
across
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ante-, pre-, pro-
 Definition
before
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post-
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after or behind
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macro-, mega-, megalo-
 Definition
large or great
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micro-
 Definition
small
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a-, an-
 Definition
no, not, without
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in-
 Definition
not or inside
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anti-, contra-
 Definition
against
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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dys-
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bad, difficult
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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pro-
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favoring, supporting
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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aer/o
 Definition
air
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blast/o
 Definition
embryonic form
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cancer/o, carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cry/o
 Definition
cold
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crypt/o
 Definition
hidden
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a
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a
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dips/o
 Definition
thirst
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
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ger/o, geront/o
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aged
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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myc/o
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fungus
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narc/o
 Definition
stupor
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ne/o
 Definition
new
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necr/o
 Definition
dead
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onc/o
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swelling or tumor
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optic/o, opt/o
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vision
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orth/o
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straight, straighten
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pharmac/o
 Definition
drugs, medicine
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phon/o
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voice
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phot/o
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light
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psych/o
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mind
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py/o
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pus
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therm/o
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heat
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top/o
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position, place
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trache/o
 Definition
thrachea
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