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Pharmacology
Medical term prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
10/10/2006
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an-
 Definition
No
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ab-
 Definition
away from or off
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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alb-
 Definition
white
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dextro-
 Definition
right
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levo-
 Definition
left
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dia-
 Definition
complete or thorough
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entero-
 Definition
within or intestine
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hyper-
 Definition
high
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hypo-
 Definition
low, under, beneath, down, below normal
Term
-iatr-
 Definition
physician
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kerato-
 Definition
cornea or a "horny" tissue
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leuko-
 Definition
white
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litho-
 Definition
stone
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litho-
 Definition
stone
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macro
 Definition
large or long
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mega-
 Definition
great or big, abnormally large
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melan-
 Definition
dark or black
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micro-
 Definition
small
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neo-
 Definition
new
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oligo-
 Definition
few or scanty
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onycho
 Definition
having to do with nails
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osteo-
 Definition
bones
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oto-
 Definition
ear
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patho-
 Definition
suffering or disease
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phlebo-
 Definition
vein
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pneumo-
 Definition
lungs, breathing, respiration
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poly-
 Definition
many
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pro
 Definition
before, in front of, preceding, on behalf of, in place of, and the same as
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quasi-
 Definition
seemingly
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toc or tok
 Definition
labor or childbirth
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trans-
 Definition
across, over or beyond
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