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Melo- WWCC Medical Terminology
Chapters 1-13 Prefix
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06/24/2016
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Term
a-
 Definition
without, away from (as in "without" breathing)
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ab-
 Definition
from, away from (as in wandering "away from")
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ad-
 Definition
toward, increase (as in movement "toward" the midline of the body)
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alb-
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white (as in abnormally "white" skin)
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ambi-
 Definition
both, both sides (as in able to use "both" hands well)
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ante-
 Definition
before, in front of (as in the space "in front of" the elbow)
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anti-
 Definition
against (as in a substance that works “against” the action of poison)
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bi-
 Definition
two, double (as in having “two” cusps or points)
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brady-
 Definition
slow (as in “slow” heartbeat)
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circum-
 Definition
around
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con-
 Definition
together, with
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dis-
 Definition
free of, to undo
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dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult
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ecto-
 Definition
outside
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
upon, over
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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extra-
 Definition
away from
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homo-
 Definition
same
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hydro-
 Definition
water
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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meta-
 Definition
change, after
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idio-
 Definition
individual
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infra-
 Definition
beneath, under
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inter-
 Definition
between
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juxta-
 Definition
near, beside
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hypo-
 Definition
less than, under
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milli-
 Definition
one-thousandth
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mono-
 Definition
one
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multi-
 Definition
between
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non-
 Definition
not
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pan-
 Definition
all
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para-
 Definition
near, beside
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per-
 Definition
through
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
post-
 Definition
after; behind
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pre-
 Definition
before, in front
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primi-
 Definition
first
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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supra-
 Definition
above, over
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sym- or syn-
 Definition
joined, together
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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tri-
 Definition
three
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uni- or mono-
 Definition
one
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xero-
 Definition
dry
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peri- or circum-
 Definition
around
Term
gastralgia
 Definition
pain in the stomach
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gastritis
 Definition
inflammation of the stomach
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gastric
 Definition
pertaining to the stomach
Term
gastrostomy
 Definition
creating a new opening into the stomach
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