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Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 3
02/03/2012
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a-(an-before a vowel or h)
 Definition
not, without, lacking, deficient
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anti-(ant- often before a vowel or h)
 Definition
against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
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di-
 Definition
two, twice, double
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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ec- (ex-before a vowel)
 Definition
out of, away from
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ecto- (ect- before a vowel)
 Definition
outside of
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en- (em- before b, m, p)
 Definition
in, into, within
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endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before a vowel)
 Definition
within
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epi- (ep- before a vowel or h)
 Definition
upon, over, above
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exo-
 Definition
outside
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hemi-
 Definition
half, partial,(often) one side of the body
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hyper-
 Definition
over, above, excessive, beyond normal
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hypo- (hyp- before a vowel or h)
 Definition
under, deficient, below, normal
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mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)
 Definition
one, single
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peri-
 Definition
around, surrounding
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syn- (sym- before b, p, m)
 Definition
together, with, joined
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amphi-, ampho-
 Definition
on both sides, around, both
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ana-
 Definition
up, back, against
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apo-
 Definition
away from
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cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)
 Definition
downward, disordered
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dia- (di- before a vowel)
 Definition
through, across, apart
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eso-
 Definition
within, inner, inward
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal, healthy
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heter-, hetero-
 Definition
different, other, relationship to another
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homo-, homeo-
 Definition
same, alikeness
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meta- (met- before a vowel or h)
 Definition
change, transformation, after, behind
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para- (par- before a vowel or h)
 Definition
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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pro-
 Definition
before
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pros-, prosth-
 Definition
in place of
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LATIN PREFIXES
 Definition
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ab- (abs- before c and t)
 Definition
away from
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ad- (ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, as-, at-, a- before sp)
 Definition
to, toward
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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ante
 Definition
before, forward
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bi- (bin-, bis-)
 Definition
two, twice, double, both
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circum
 Definition
around
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con- (co- before h, col- before l, com- before e, m, and p; cor- before r)
 Definition
together, with; thoroughly, very
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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de-
 Definition
down, away from, absent
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dis- (di- before g, v, and l; dif- before f)
 Definition
apart, away
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ex (e-, ef- before f)
 Definition
out of, away from
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extra-
 Definition
on the outside, beyond
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in- (il- before l; im- before b, m, p; ir- before r)
 Definition
in, into
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in-
 Definition
not; very, thoroughly
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infra-
 Definition
beneath, below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra
 Definition
within
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non-
 Definition
not
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mult-, multi-
 Definition
many, much. affecting many parts
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ob- (oc- before c, op- before p)
 Definition
against, toward; very, thoroughly
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per- (pel- before l)
 Definition
through; very, thoroughly
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post-
 Definition
after, following, behind
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pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
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pro-
 Definition
forward, in front
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re-
 Definition
back, again
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retro-
 Definition
backward, in back, behind
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se-
 Definition
apart, away from
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semi-
 Definition
half
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sub- (suf- before f, sup- before p)
 Definition
under
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super-, supra-
 Definition
over, above, excess
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
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