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Medical Terminology Prefixes
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11th Grade
02/07/2012
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therap-
 Definition
treatment
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thermo-
 Definition
heat, warmth
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toxic-
 Definition
poison
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xero-
 Definition
dry
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a-,an-
 Definition
without,absent
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ambly-
 Definition
another, different from, dull
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andro-
 Definition
male
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angi(o)-
 Definition
vessel, duct, usually a blood vessel
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atel-
 Definition
imperfect
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aut(o)-
 Definition
self
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bacter-
 Definition
bacteria
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bi(o)-
 Definition
life
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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co-,com-,con,
 Definition
with, together
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cry(o)-
 Definition
cold
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crypt(o)-
 Definition
hidden
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dys-
 Definition
difficult
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glyco-, gluco-
 Definition
sugar, sweet
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gyn-, gyneco-
 Definition
female
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hetero-
 Definition
other, different
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homeo-,homo-
 Definition
same
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hydra-, hydro-
 Definition
water
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idio-
 Definition
peculiar to individual, distinct
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iso-
 Definition
equal, same
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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non-
 Definition
not
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norm(o)-
 Definition
normal
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ortho-
 Definition
straight
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oxy-
 Definition
sharp, acute, rapid
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path(o)-
 Definition
disease, suffering
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phage(o)-
 Definition
eat, consume
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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sclero-
 Definition
hard
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stereo-
 Definition
solid, firmly established, 3D
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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terato-
 Definition
malformed, monster
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ana-
 Definition
up, back again
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ante-
 Definition
before
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cata-, kata-
 Definition
down through
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gen-
 Definition
beginning, origin
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meta-
 Definition
beyond, over, between,change or next to
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noct(i)-
 Definition
night
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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prim-
 Definition
first
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prot(o)-
 Definition
first
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sym-, syn-
 Definition
together, union
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ter(t)-
 Definition
third
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acro
 Definition
extremely, tip
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anti-
 Definition
against
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circum-
 Definition
around
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contra-
 Definition
opposite, against
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dorso-, dorsi-
 Definition
back
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ecto-
 Definition
outside, misplaced
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
on, over, upon
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extra-
 Definition
outside of, in addition to, beyond
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fore-
 Definition
before, in front
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hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive, beyond
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hypo-
 Definition
below, under
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infra-
 Definition
below
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inter-
 Definition
between parts
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juxta-
 Definition
near
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medi-
 Definition
middle
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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ob-
 Definition
aggainst, in the way, oppose
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para-
 Definition
beside, beyond
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peri-
 Definition
around
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sub-
 Definition
beneath
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supra-
 Definition
above, over
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trans-
 Definition
across, through, over, beyond
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ultra-
 Definition
excessive, extreme
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
to, toward
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de-
 Definition
to do the opposite, off of, remove entirely, not, down
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dextro-
 Definition
right
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e-
 Definition
out
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ex-
 Definition
away from, out, completely
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in-, im-
 Definition
in, inside, within, not
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ir-
 Definition
against, into, toward
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pro-
 Definition
foward, anterior
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re-
 Definition
back, again
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retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
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sinistr(o)-
 Definition
left
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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bi-
 Definition
two
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centi-
 Definition
100
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deca-
 Definition
10
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deci-
 Definition
1/10
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demi-
 Definition
one half
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di-
 Definition
two, twice, doubly
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diplo-
 Definition
double
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hemi-
 Definition
one half
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milli-
 Definition
1000
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mono-
 Definition
one
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multi-
 Definition
many
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null(i)-
 Definition
no, none
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pan-
 Definition
all
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poly-
 Definition
many
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quadr(i)-
 Definition
four
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semi-
 Definition
one half
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tetra-
 Definition
four
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tri-
 Definition
three
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uni-
 Definition
one
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a-, an-
 Definition
none
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brachy-
 Definition
short
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macro-, mega-
 Definition
large
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micro-
 Definition
small
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olig(o)-
 Definition
little, small, scanty,defficient
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per-
 Definition
excessive, thorough, by means of
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alba-
 Definition
white
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chloro-
 Definition
green
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chromo-
 Definition
color
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cirrh-
 Definition
yellow
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cyano-
 Definition
blue
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erythro-
 Definition
red
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leuko-
 Definition
white
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melano-
 Definition
black
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rube-
 Definition
red
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xantho-
 Definition
yellow
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ankylo-
 Definition
crooked or bent
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apex-
 Definition
point
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calix-,calyx-
 Definition
cup shape
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eury-
 Definition
broad or flat
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pachy-
 Definition
thick
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platy-
 Definition
flat
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steno-
 Definition
narrow, contracted
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mono-, uni-
 Definition
one
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bi-
 Definition
2
Term
tri-
 Definition
3
Term
quadri-, tetra-
 Definition
4
Term
quint-
 Definition
5
Term
sex-, ses-, hexa-
 Definition
6
Term
septa-, hepta-
 Definition
7
Term
octa-, octi-, octo-
 Definition
8
Term
nona-, noni-, nonu-
 Definition
9
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dec-, deca-
 Definition
10
Term
cent-
 Definition
100
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