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Medical Terminology Chap 3
Undergraduate Medical Terminology Chapter 3
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Undergraduate 1
06/09/2010
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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intra-
 Definition
within
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, abnormally high, or above
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anti-
 Definition
against or opposite of
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a-
 Definition
without or absence of
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con-
 Definition
with, together, jointly
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contra-
 Definition
counter, against
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meta-
 Definition
after or change
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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bi-
 Definition
two
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di-
 Definition
double
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dipl-
 Definition
double
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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mono-
 Definition
one
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multi-
 Definition
many, more than one, numerous
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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oli- and oligo-
 Definition
little
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pan-
 Definition
all
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poly-
 Definition
excessive, over, or many
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primi-
 Definition
first
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quadri- and tetra-
 Definition
four
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semi-
 Definition
half or partial
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tri-
 Definition
three
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uni-
 Definition
one
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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ana-
 Definition
up, toward
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pre- and ante-
 Definition
before, to come before
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dia-
 Definition
through
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dis-
 Definition
apart or away
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ec- and ecto-
 Definition
outside or out
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endo-
 Definition
within
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ep- and epi-
 Definition
upon, over, above, on top
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eso-
 Definition
inward
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ex- and exo-
 Definition
outside or away from
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extra-
 Definition
outside
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infer-
 Definition
below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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para-
 Definition
alongside or abnormal
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peri-
 Definition
around
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post-
 Definition
to follow after
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sub- and hypo-
 Definition
beneath, below
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super- and supra-
 Definition
above
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sym- and syn-
 Definition
together or joined
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an-
 Definition
without or absence of
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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circum-
 Definition
around
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dys-
 Definition
bad, abnormal, painful, or difficult
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eu-
 Definition
normal or good
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heter- and hetero-
 Definition
different
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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mega- and megalo-
 Definition
large or great
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micro-
 Definition
small
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neo-
 Definition
new
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid, fast
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trans-
 Definition
through, cross/across, beyond
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