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AC Medical Terminology
Common Prefixes
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Health Care
10th Grade
03/18/2009
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A-; An-
 Definition
no; not
Term
Ab-
 Definition
away from
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Ad-
 Definition
toward
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Ambi-
 Definition
around; surrounding
Term
Ante-
 Definition
before
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Anti-
 Definition
against
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Auto-
 Definition
self
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Bi-; bi/o
 Definition
two; life
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Brady-
 Definition
slow
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Circum-
 Definition
around
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Con-
 Definition
with; together
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Contra-
 Definition
against; opposite
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De-
 Definition
lack of; removal
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Di-
 Definition
two
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Dia-
 Definition
complete; through
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Dys-
 Definition
bad; Difficult; painful; poor
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E-
 Definition
out; outside; outer
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Ec-
 Definition
out
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Ecto-
 Definition
outside; out; outer
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En-
 Definition
inward
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Endo-
 Definition
with; within
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Epi-
 Definition
above; on; upon
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Eu-
 Definition
normal; good
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Ex-
 Definition
out; outside; outward
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Exo-
 Definition
out; outside; outer
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Extra-
 Definition
out; outside; outer
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Hemi-
 Definition
half
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Hyper-
 Definition
abnormal increase; above; above normal; excessive
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Hypo-
 Definition
abnormal decrease; below; below normal; under
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In-
 Definition
no; not
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Infra-
 Definition
within
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Inter-
 Definition
between
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Intra-
 Definition
below; within
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Mega-
 Definition
large; great
Term
Meta-
 Definition
between; with; after
Term
Micro-
 Definition
small
Term
Mono-
 Definition
one
Term
Multi-
 Definition
multiple
Term
Neo-
 Definition
new
Term
Oligo-
 Definition
deficient; few; scanty
Term
Pachy-
 Definition
thick
Term
Pan-
 Definition
all
Term
Para-
 Definition
abnormal; beside; near
Term
Peri-
 Definition
around
Term
Poly-
 Definition
many
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Post-
 Definition
after
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Pre-
 Definition
before
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Pro-
 Definition
before; in front of
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Quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
Re-
 Definition
back
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Re-
 Definition
back
Term
Retro-
 Definition
backward; back; behind
Term
Semi-
 Definition
half
Term
Sub-
 Definition
tongue; under
Term
Supra-
 Definition
above; beyond; excessive
Term
Sym-
 Definition
together; with
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Syn-
 Definition
with; together
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Tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
Tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
Trans-
 Definition
across
Term
Tri-
 Definition
three
Term
Ultra-
 Definition
excessive; beyond
Term
Uni-
 Definition
one
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