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Medical Terminology Chapter 2
Prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
08/20/2008

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Term
a-
Definition
without
Term
ab-, abs-
Definition
away from
Term
ad-
Definition
toward, to
Term
ambi-
Definition
both, around
Term
an-
Definition
without
Term
ana-
Definition
up, toward
Term
ante-
Definition
before
Term
anti-
Definition
against
Term
apo-
Definition
derived, separate
Term
aut(o)-
Definition
self
Term
bi-
Definition
twice, double
Term
brachy-
Definition
short
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
cata-
Definition
down
Term
circum-
Definition
around
Term
co-, col-,com-, con-, cor-
Definition
together
Term
contra-
Definition
against
Term
de-
Definition
away from
Term
di-,dif-, dir-, dis-
Definition
not, separated
Term
dia-
Definition
through
Term
dys-
Definition
abnormal, difficult
Term
ect(o)-
Definition
outside
Term
end(o)-
Definition
within
Term
epi-
Definition
over
Term
eu-
Definition
well, good, normal
Term
ex-
Definition
out of, away from
Term
exo-
Definition
external, on the outside
Term
extra-
Definition
without, outside of
Term
hemi-
Definition
half
Term
hyper-
Definition
above normal, overly
Term
hypo-
Definition
below normal, beneath
Term
infra-
Definition
positioned beneath
Term
inter-
Definition
between
Term
intra-
Definition
within
Term
iso-
Definition
equal, same
Term
mal-
Definition
bad, inadequate
Term
meg(a)-, megal(o)-
Definition
large
Term
mes(o)-
Definition
middle, median
Term
meta-
Definition
after
Term
micr(o)-
Definition
small, microscopic
Term
mon(o)-
Definition
single
Term
multi-
Definition
many
Term
olig(o)-
Definition
few, little, scanty
Term
pan-, pant(o)-
Definition
all, entire
Term
par(a)
Definition
beside, abnormal, involving two parts
Term
per-
Definition
through, intensely
Term
peri-
Definition
around, about, near
Term
pluri-
Definition
several, more
Term
poly-
Definition
many
Term
post-
Definition
after, following
Term
pre-
Definition
before
Term
pro-
Definition
before, forward
Term
quadra-, quadri-
Definition
four
Term
re-
Definition
again, backward
Term
retro-
Definition
behind, backward
Term
semi-
Definition
half
Term
sub-
Definition
less than, under, inferior
Term
super-
Definition
more than, above, superior
Term
supra-
Definition
above, over
Term
syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
Definition
together
Term
tachy-
Definition
fast
Term
ultra-
Definition
beyond, excessive
Term
un-
Definition
not
Term
uni-
Definition
one
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