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Medical Prefixes
medical anatomical prefixes
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
08/28/2011
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A-
 Definition
absence of
Term
Ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
Ad-
 Definition
towards (adjunct, adjoin)
Term
An-
 Definition
absence of
Term
Ante-
 Definition
before (antebellum, antecedent)
Term
Anti-
 Definition
against (antibody)
Term
Bi-
 Definition
Two (bicep, biped)
Term
Circum-
 Definition
around (circumcise, circumlocution)
Term
Co-/Con-
 Definition
together (Cooperate, Conversation)
Term
Contra-
 Definition
Against (contraceptive, contradiction)
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De-
 Definition
away from (Depolarize)
Term
Diplo-
 Definition
double (Diplomacy, Diploid)
Term
Dys-
 Definition
Difficult (dysfunction)
Term
Ecto-
 Definition
external (Ectoderm)
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Endo-
 Definition
within (endoderm)
Term
Epi-
 Definition
Upon (epidermis, epicenter)
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Hemi-
 Definition
half (hemisphere)
Term
Hetero-
 Definition
unlike (heterosexual, heterozygous)
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Homo-
 Definition
same (homozygous, homosexual, homologous)
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
above (hyperpolarized, hyperactive)
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
low (hypothalamus)
Term
Inter-
 Definition
between (intercellular)
Term
Intra-
 Definition
within (Intracellular)
Term
Iso-
 Definition
equal, same (isothermic, isobaric, isotonic)
Term
Macro-
 Definition
large (macroscopic, macrophage)
Term
Mal-
 Definition
poor, bad (malnourished, malicious)
Term
Mega- / Megalo-
 Definition
big (megabyte, megacity)
Term
Meso-
 Definition
middle (mesoderm, mesozoic era)
Term
Meta-
 Definition
after (metaphase, metamorphosis)
Term
Micro-
 Definition
small (microscope, microbiology)
Term
Mono-
 Definition
one (mononucleosis, monolith)
Term
Multi-
 Definition
many (multitude, multiple, multiplex)
Term
Oligo-
 Definition
scanty / few (oligarch, oligosaccharide)
Term
Ortho-
 Definition
straight (orthopedics, orthotics, orthogonal)
Term
Pachy-
 Definition
thick (pachyderm)
Term
Pan-
 Definition
all (Panhelenic League, Pan Am)
Term
Para-
 Definition
alongside (parachute, paragraph)
Term
Peri-
 Definition
around (perimeter, pericycle)
Term
Poly-
 Definition
many (polydactyly, polygon)
Term
Post-
 Definition
after (post partum depression)
Term
Pre-/pro-
 Definition
before (pre-cambrian)
Term
Quadri-
 Definition
four (quadriceps)
Term
Retro-
 Definition
backwards (retrograde, retroactive)
Term
Sclero-
 Definition
hard (sclerosis, scleroderma)
Term
Semi-
 Definition
half (semicircle)
Term
Steno-
 Definition
narrowing
Term
Sub-
 Definition
below (submarine, suboptimal)
Term
Super-/Supra-
 Definition
above (superimpose, supramacy)
Term
Syn-
 Definition
with/same (synonymous, synchronous)
Term
Tachy-
 Definition
rapid (tachycardia)
Term
Tri-
 Definition
three (triangle, triplet)
Term
Xeno-
 Definition
strange (xenophobia)
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