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Prefixes - Biology 30 Medical Terminology
Chaffey College Bio 30, Dr. Simpson Medical Terminology
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
08/28/2009
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a-, an-
 Definition
without, away from, not
Term
aniso-
 Definition
unequal
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
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anti-
 Definition
against
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
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con-
 Definition
with
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
dipl-, diplo-
 Definition
double
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dis-
 Definition
free of
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dys-
 Definition
painful, difficult
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ecto-
 Definition
outside
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en-
 Definition
in
Term
endo-
 Definition
within, inner
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epi-
 Definition
upon, over
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eu-
 Definition
normal, good
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ex-, exo-
 Definition
outside, without
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extra-
 Definition
outside of, beyond
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hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different
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homo-
 Definition
same
Term
hydro-, hydr-
 Definition
water
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hyper-
 Definition
over, above
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below
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in-
 Definition
not or within
Term
infra-
 Definition
under, below, beneath
Term
inter-
 Definition
among, between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within, inside
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
mal-
 Definition
ill, bad
Term
megalo-, mega-
 Definition
large
Term
meso-, mes-
 Definition
middle
Term
meta-
 Definition
change
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
neo
 Definition
new
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, beyond, near
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
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pro-
 Definition
before
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
pyro-
 Definition
heat, fire
Term
quad-
 Definition
four
Term
re-
 Definition
again
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
semi-
 Definition
partial, half
Term
sub-
 Definition
below, under
Term
super-
 Definition
above, excess
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
Term
sym-
 Definition
with, beside
Term
syn-
 Definition
joined together
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid fast
Term
trans-
 Definition
through, across
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
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