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Medical Terminology
Ch. 3 Prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
02/16/2010
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a-
 Definition
lack of
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
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dys-
 Definition
difficulty
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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a, an-
 Definition
no, without, lack of, apart
Term
anti, contra-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self
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brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
cac-, mal-
 Definition
bad
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dia-
 Definition
through, between
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dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
ex-, exo-
 Definition
out, away from
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hetero-
 Definition
different
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homeo-
 Definition
similar, same, likeness, constant
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hydro-
 Definition
water
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micro-
 Definition
small
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oligo-
 Definition
scanty, little
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pan-
 Definition
all
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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sym-, syn-
 Definition
together, with
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a-, an-
 Definition
no, not, without, lack of, apart
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ad-
 Definition
toward, near, to
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bi-
 Definition
two, double
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de-
 Definition
down, away from
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di-
 Definition
two, double
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dia-
 Definition
through, between, complete
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dif-, dis,
 Definition
apart, free from, separate
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dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
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ec-, ecto-
 Definition
out, outside, outer
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end-, endo-
 Definition
within, inner
Term
ep-, epi-
 Definition
upon, over, above
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
ex-, exo-
 Definition
out, away from
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward, near, to
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ana-
 Definition
up, apart, backward
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ante-
 Definition
before, forward
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cata-
 Definition
down
Term
circum, peri-
 Definition
around
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endo-
 Definition
within, inner
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epi-
 Definition
upon, above, over
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ex-
 Definition
out, away from
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extra-
 Definition
outside, beyond
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hyper-
 Definition
above, beyond, excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
below, under, deficient
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within, into
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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para-
 Definition
beside, alongside
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retro-
 Definition
backward
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sub-
 Definition
below, under, beneath
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
no, not, without, lack of, apart
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward, near, to
Term
bi-
 Definition
two, double
Term
de-
 Definition
down, away from
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di-
 Definition
two, double
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, between, complete
Term
dif-, dis-
 Definition
apart, free from, separate
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
Term
ec-, ecto-
 Definition
out, outside, outer
Term
end-, endo-
 Definition
within, inner
Term
ep-, epi-
 Definition
upon, over, above
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
ex-, exo-
 Definition
out, away from
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward, to, near
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ana-
 Definition
up, apart, backward
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ante-
 Definition
before, forward
Term
cata-
 Definition
down
Term
circum-, peri-
 Definition
around
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, over, under
Term
ex-
 Definition
out, away from
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extra-
 Definition
outside, beyond
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hyper-
 Definition
above, beyond, excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below, under, deficient
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, along
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retro-
 Definition
backward
Term
sub-
 Definition
below, under, beneath
Term
supra-
 Definition
above, beyond, superior
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
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bin-
 Definition
twice, two
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centi-
 Definition
one hundreth
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deca-
 Definition
ten
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di(s)-
 Definition
two, apart
Term
milli-
 Definition
one thousandth
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mono-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
 Definition
many, much
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nulli-
 Definition
zero
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poly-
 Definition
many
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primi-
 Definition
first
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qudri-
 Definition
four
Term
semi-, hemi-
 Definition
half
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tri-
 Definition
three
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uni-
 Definition
one
Term
afebrile
 Definition
pertaining to without fever
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anicteric
 Definition
pertaining to without jaundice
Term
arrest
 Definition
stop, inhibit, restrain
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