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PREFIXES
Medical terminology prefixes
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01/13/2015
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Term
bi-
 Definition
two, double
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
milli-
 Definition
one-thousandth
Term
mono-
 Definition
one, single
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
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quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
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tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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hyp-
 Definition
under, below, beneath, less than normal
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below, beneath, less than normal
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
ab-
 Definition
from, away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward, increase
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ambi-
 Definition
both, both sides
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anti-
 Definition
before, in front
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
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de-
 Definition
down, from
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
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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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ex-
 Definition
out, away from, outside
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exo-
 Definition
outside, outward
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extra-
 Definition
outside, beyond
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below, beneath, less than normal
Term
in-
 Definition
in, inside, within, not
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infra-
 Definition
beneath, below, under
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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juxta-
 Definition
near, beside
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meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond, two like parts
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front
Term
pro-
 Definition
in front, before
Term
re-
 Definition
back, again
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, over
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
alb-
 Definition
white
Term
albin/o
 Definition
white
Term
chlor/o
 Definition
green
Term
cirrh/o
 Definition
yellow, tawny
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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eosin/o
 Definition
red, rosy
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
glauc/o
 Definition
gray, siler
Term
jaund/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
lute/o
 Definition
yellow
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
poli/o
 Definition
gray
Term
purpur/o
 Definition
purple
Term
rube-
 Definition
red
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
a-
 Definition
without, not no
Term
an-
 Definition
without, not, no
Term
ana-
 Definition
not, without
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
dis-
 Definition
free of, to undo
Term
im-
 Definition
not
Term
in-
 Definition
in, inside, within, not
Term
non-
 Definition
not
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, dfficult, painful, disordered
Term
eu-
 Definition
well, easily, good, normal
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
homeo-
 Definition
likeness, same
Term
homo-
 Definition
same
Term
idio-
 Definition
individual
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond, after
Term
para-
 Definition
near, beside, beyond, two like parts
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
sym-
 Definition
joined, together
Term
syn-
 Definition
joined, together
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
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