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Medical Terminology Prefixes
Comprehensive Medical Terminology 4th Ed. Betty Davis Jones Chap 2
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Undergraduate 1
11/10/2013
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Term
supra-
 Definition
above; over; beyond
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trans
 Definition
across; through
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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anti-
 Definition
against
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contra-
 Definition
against
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pan-
 Definition
all
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circum-
 Definition
around
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peri-
 Definition
around; about
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ex-
 Definition
away from; outside
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retro-
 Definition
backward; behind
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dys-
 Definition
bad; difficult; painful; disordered
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mal-
 Definition
bad; poor
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ante-
 Definition
before; in front
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pre-
 Definition
before; in front
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infra-
 Definition
beneath; below, under
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sub-
 Definition
beneath; under
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inter-
 Definition
between
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meta-
 Definition
beyond; after; change
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond; excess
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ambi-
 Definition
both; both sides
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de-
 Definition
down; from
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cata
 Definition
down; under against; lower
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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primi-
 Definition
first
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quadri-
 Definition
four
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dis-
 Definition
free of; to undo; double; negative
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ab-
 Definition
from; away from; absent
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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semi-
 Definition
half
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in-
 Definition
in; inside; within; not
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idio-
 Definition
individual
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sym-
 Definition
joined; together
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syn-
 Definition
joined; together
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mega-
 Definition
large
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
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homeo-
 Definition
likeness; same
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multi-
 Definition
many
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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cine-
 Definition
movement
Term
juxta-
 Definition
near, beside
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para-
 Definition
near; beside; beyond; two like parts
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
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im-
 Definition
not
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non-
 Definition
not
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ana-
 Definition
not, without; against
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uni-
 Definition
one
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mono-
 Definition
one; single
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milli-
 Definition
one-thousandth
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ecto-
 Definition
outside
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extra-
 Definition
outside; beyond
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exo-
 Definition
outward
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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oxy-
 Definition
rapid; sharp
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rube-
 Definition
red
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homo-
 Definition
same
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auto-
 Definition
self
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hypno-
 Definition
sleep; hypnosis
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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echo-
 Definition
sound
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pachy-
 Definition
thick
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tri-
 Definition
three
Term
dia-
 Definition
through; between
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per-
 Definition
through; intense
Term
con-
 Definition
together; with
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ad-
 Definition
toward; increase
Term
bi-
 Definition
two; double
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hypo-
 Definition
under; below; beneath; less than normal
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epi-
 Definition
upon; over, after
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
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eu-
 Definition
well; easily; good; normal
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alb-
 Definition
white
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intra-
 Definition
within
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endo-
 Definition
within; inner
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an-
 Definition
without; not
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a-
 Definition
without; not; away from
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tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
hyp-
 Definition
under, below, beneath, less than normal
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pro-
 Definition
in front, before
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re-
 Definition
back, again
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albin/o-
 Definition
white
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chlor/o
 Definition
green
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cirrh/o
 Definition
yellow, tawny
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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eosin/o
 Definition
red, rosy
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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glauc/o
 Definition
gray, silver
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jaund/o
 Definition
yellow
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lute/o
 Definition
yellow
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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medl/o
 Definition
black
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poli/o
 Definition
gray
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purpur/o
 Definition
purple
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xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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ana-
 Definition
not, without
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities
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