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Chapter 3
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Undergraduate 2
09/18/2012
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mono-, uni-
 Definition
one
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bi-,di-
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two
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tri-
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three
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quad-, quadri-, tetra-
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four
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centi-
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one hundred, one-hundredth
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milli-
 Definition
one-thousandth
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diplo-
 Definition
double
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hemi-, semi-
 Definition
half, partly
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, more than normal
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hypo-
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under, less than normal
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multi-, poly-
 Definition
many
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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pan-
 Definition
all
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primi-
 Definition
first
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super-, ultra-
 Definition
excessive
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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towards
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ante-, pre-
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before in time or in place
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circum-, peri-
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around
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dia-
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through
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ecto-, ex-, exo-, extra-
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away from
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en-, endo-, end-
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inside
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epi-
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above, on
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hypo-, infra-, sub-
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beneath or under
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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meso-, mid-
 Definition
middle
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para-
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near, beside, or abnormal
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per-
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through or by
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post-
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after, behind
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retro-
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behind, backward
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super-, supra-
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above, beyond
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sym-, syn-
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joined, together
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trans-
 Definition
across
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(time) ante-, pre-, pro-
 Definition
before
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(time) post-
 Definition
after or behind
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macro-, mega-, megalo-
 Definition
large or great
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micro-
 Definition
small
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a-, an-
 Definition
no, not, without
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in-
 Definition
not or inside (in)
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anti-, contra-
 Definition
against
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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dys-
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bad, difficult
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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pro-
 Definition
favoring, supporting
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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alb/0, albin/o, leuk/o, leuc/o
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white
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chlor/o
 Definition
green
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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erythr/o
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red
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melan/o
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black
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xanth/o
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yellow
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cyt/o
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-cyte
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gen/o
 Definition
-genic, -genesis
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