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Medical Terminology (Prefixes)
Medical Terminology Prefixes
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04/26/2011
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a-,an
 Definition
no,not,without
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
towards near
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ana-
 Definition
up, apart
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ante-
 Definition
before, forward
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anti-
 Definition
against
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bi
 Definition
two, both
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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con-
 Definition
with, together
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dia-
 Definition
complete, through
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dys-
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bad,painful,difficult,abnormal
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ec-
 Definition
out, outside
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endo-
 Definition
within, in, inner
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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ex-
 Definition
out
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extra-
 Definition
outside of
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, too much, above
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient, too little, below
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in-
 Definition
in, into
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra
 Definition
within
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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meta-
 Definition
change, beyond
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neo-
 Definition
new
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para-
 Definition
beside,near,along the side of
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peri-
 Definition
surrounding
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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pre-
 Definition
before
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pro-
 Definition
before, forward
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pros-
 Definition
before, forward
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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re-
 Definition
back, behind
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retro-
 Definition
back, behind
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sub-
 Definition
under, less than
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syn-
 Definition
with, together
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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tri-
 Definition
three
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond
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uni-
 Definition
one
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