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Appears at the beginning of a medical word and often describes location or intensity (eg, DYSpnea, Apnea)
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Health Care
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07/03/2012
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a, an
 Definition
without
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ab
 Definition
away from
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ad
 Definition
toward
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anti
 Definition
against
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auto
 Definition
self
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ante
 Definition
before, front
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bi
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twice, two
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brady
 Definition
slow
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circum
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around
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contra
 Definition
against
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di
 Definition
double
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dys
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painful, difficult, abnormal
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endo
 Definition
within, inner most
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epi
 Definition
upon, in addition
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ex
 Definition
out, away from
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hemi
 Definition
half
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hypo
 Definition
below, decreased
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hyper
 Definition
above, increased
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inter
 Definition
between
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iso
 Definition
equal
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mal
 Definition
poor
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medi
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middle
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micro
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small
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mono
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one
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multi
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many
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non
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not
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per
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by, through
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peri
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around
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poly
 Definition
many
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post
 Definition
after, following
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pre
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before
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re
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back, again
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retro
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backward, behind
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semi
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half
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sub
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under, beneath
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supra
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above
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tachy
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fast
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trans
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across, over
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un
 Definition
not, reversal
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uni
 Definition
one
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