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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Complete Chapter 3 (prefixes)
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Undergraduate 1
02/06/2012
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anti-
 Definition
against of opposite of
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a-
 Definition
without of absence of
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con-
 Definition
together or jointly
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contra-
 Definition
counter or against
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meta-
 Definition
after or change
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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bi-
 Definition
two, second
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di-
 Definition
double
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dipl-
 Definition
double
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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mono-
 Definition
one
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multi-
 Definition
more than one, numeous
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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oli-
 Definition
little or insufficient
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oligo-
 Definition
little or insufficient
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pan-
 Definition
all
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poly-
 Definition
excessive, over, many
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primi-
 Definition
first
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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tetra-
 Definition
four
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semi-
 Definition
half or partial
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tri-
 Definition
three
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uni-
 Definition
one
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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ana-
 Definition
up, toward
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ante-
 Definition
before
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pre-
 Definition
before
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dia-
 Definition
through
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dis-
 Definition
apart, away
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ec- , ecto-
 Definition
outside or out
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endo-
 Definition
within
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ep- , epi-
 Definition
upon, over, above or on top
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eso-
 Definition
inward
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ex-, exo-
 Definition
outside, away from
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extra-
 Definition
outside
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infer-
 Definition
below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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para-
 Definition
alongside or abnormal
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peri-
 Definition
around
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post-
 Definition
to follow after
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sub-
 Definition
beneath, below
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hypo-
 Definition
beneath, below
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super-, supra-
 Definition
above
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sym-, syn-
 Definition
together or joined
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a-
 Definition
without or absence of
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an-
 Definition
without or absence of
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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circum-
 Definition
around
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dys-
 Definition
bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult
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eu-
 Definition
normal. good
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heter-, hetero-
 Definition
different
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, abnormally high, above
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient, abnormally low, below
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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mega-
 Definition
large or great
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megalo-
 Definition
large or great
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micro-
 Definition
small
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neo-
 Definition
new
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psuedo-
 Definition
false
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trachy-
 Definition
rapid or fast
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trans-
 Definition
through, across/cross, beyond
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