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Ch 2 - WWCC Medical Terminology
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09/25/2011

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