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Medical Terminology Prefixes
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Undergraduate 4
08/22/2012
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Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
uni-
 Definition

one

 
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excessive
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
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syn-
 Definition
together, joined
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supra-
 Definition
above or over
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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semi-
 Definition
half
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retro-
 Definition
back or behind
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re-
 Definition
again or back
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quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
purpur/o
 Definition
purple
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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primi-
 Definition
first
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pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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poly-
 Definition
many, much, excessive
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polio-
 Definition
gray
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peri-
 Definition
around; about
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para-
 Definition
beside, alongside
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olig/o
 Definition
small amount, few
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neo-
 Definition
new, recent
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mono-
 Definition
one
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micro-
 Definition
small
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meta-
 Definition
beyond, after
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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melan/o
 Definition
black
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mega-
 Definition
large, great
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mal-
 Definition
bad, abnormal
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macro-
 Definition
large
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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inter-
 Definition
between
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infra-
 Definition
under; below
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hypo-
 Definition
below, under, deficient
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hyper-
 Definition
above, beyond, excessive
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
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homo/homeo-
 Definition
same
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hetero-
 Definition
different
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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glauc/o
 Definition
gray/silver
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside, beyond
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exo-
 Definition
outside, outward
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ex-
 Definition
out, away from
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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eu-
 Definition
normal or good
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epi-
 Definition
upon, over, above
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endo-
 Definition
within, inner
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ecto-
 Definition
outside
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dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
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dis-
 Definition
free of, to undo
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dia-
 Definition
through
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de-
 Definition
from; down
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposed to
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con-
 Definition
together, with
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cirrh/o
 Definition
yellow
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circum-
 Definition
around; circular movement
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chlor/o
 Definition
green
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
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bi-
 Definition
two, double
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auto-
 Definition
self
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anti-
 Definition
against
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ante-
 Definition
before
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ambi-
 Definition
both sides
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alb-
 Definition
white
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward the center
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
toward center
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a-, an-
 Definition
no, not, without
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