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Appendix B
prefixes and suffixes of anatomical related terms
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/05/2012

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Term
-a-
Definition
a lack of, without
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ab-
Definition
away from
Term
ad
Definition
toward
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-algia
Definition
pain
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amphi-
Definition
on both sides
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ante-
Definition
before
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apo-
Definition
away from
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bi-
Definition
two
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brady-
Definition
slow
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-carpal
Definition
wrist
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cephalo-
Definition
head, or toward the head end
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circum
Definition
around
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com-
Definition
with or together with
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contra-
Definition
opposite
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corp-
Definition
body
Term
crus-
Definition
cross, leglike part
Term
cryo
Definition
cold
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-cule
Definition
implies something very small
Term
-cyte
Definition
cell
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de-
Definition
away from
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dextro-
Definition
right
Term
dys-
Definition
bad, with difficulty
Term
e-
Definition
out from
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ecto-
Definition
on the outer side, toward the surface
Term
-ectomy
Definition
excision
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endo-
Definition
toward the interior, within
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epi-
Definition
upon or above something else
Term
etio-
Definition
cause or origin
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ex-
Definition
out of, toward the surface
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extra-
Definition
outside
Term
hemi-
Definition
half
Term
hyper-
Definition
above, increased, too much of something
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hypo-
Definition
below, decreased, too little of something
Term
idio-
Definition
peculiar
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infra-
Definition
below
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inter-
Definition
between
Term
intra-
Definition
within
Term
ipsi-
Definition
same
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iso-
Definition
equal
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation or irritation
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macro-
Definition
large
Term
medio-
Definition
middle
Term
meta-
Definition
after, mounted or built upon
Term
micro-
Definition
small
Term
mono-
Definition
single
Term
morph-
Definition
form
Term
myo-
Definition
muscle
Term
naso-
Definition
nose
Term
neo-
Definition
new
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neuro-
Definition
nerve
Term
oculo-
Definition
eye
Term
oro-
Definition
mouth
Term
palato-
Definition
palate
Term
para
Definition
beside, partial
Term
patho-
Definition
abnormal in some way
Term
ped-
Definition
foot
Term
per
Definition
through, passing through, before
Term
peri
Definition
around
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-phage
Definition
eating
Term
-plasia
Definition
growth
Term
poly-
Definition
many
Term
post-
Definition
after, behind
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pre-
Definition
before, in front of
Term
quadra-
Definition
four
Term
retro-
Definition
backward, toward the rear
Term
scolio-
Definition
curved
Term
semi-
Definition
half
Term
sinistro-
Definition
left
Term
soma-
Definition
pertaining to the body
Term
steno-
Definition
narrow
Term
sub-
Definition
under
Term
supra-
Definition
above, upon
Term
sym-
Definition
with or together
Term
tachy-
Definition
swift, fast
Term
tetra-
Definition
four
Term
-tomy
Definition
cutting
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trans-
Definition
beyond or on the other side
Term
tri-
Definition
three
Term
uni-
Definition
one
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