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Medical Prefixes
Common Medical Prefixes for Fundamentals of Nursing
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
10/09/2012
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a-
 Definition
without, not, absence of
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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ambi-
 Definition
both, both sides, around, about
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an-
 Definition
without, not, absence of
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anti-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self
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bi-
 Definition
two
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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circum-
 Definition
around
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con-
 Definition
together, with
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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di-
 Definition
twice, two, double
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dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
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ec-
 Definition
out, outside
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ecto-
 Definition
out, outside
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en-
 Definition
in, within, inner
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end-
 Definition
in, within, inner
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endo-
 Definition
in, within, inner
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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eso-
 Definition
inward
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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ex-
 Definition
away from, outside, external
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exo-
 Definition
away from, outside, external
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extra-
 Definition
away from, outside, external
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hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excess, above
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hypo-
 Definition
below, beneath
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in-
 Definition
without, not, absence of, in, within, inner
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infra-
 Definition
below, beneath
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
in, within, inner
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iso-
 Definition
same, equal
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad, inadequate
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-
 Definition
one, single
Term
multi-
 Definition
many, much
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
oligo-
 Definition
deficiency
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, near
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peri-
 Definition
beside, near
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poly-
 Definition
much, many
Term
post-
 Definition
after, following
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
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pro-
 Definition
before, forward
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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re-
 Definition
behind, back
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retro-
 Definition
behind, back
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semi-
 Definition
half
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sub-
 Definition
below, beneath
Term
super-
 Definition
excessive, above
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supra-
 Definition
excessive, above
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
tox-
 Definition
toxin, poison
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trans-
 Definition
through, across
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tri-
 Definition
three
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond
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uni-
 Definition
one, single
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