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Medical Terms prefix
To understand medical terminology
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Health Care
12th Grade
06/16/2012
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Term
a-,an-
 Definition
without, not, lack of
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ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad-
 Definition
to, towards, forward
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ante-
 Definition
before, forward, infront of
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anti-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self
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bi-
 Definition
double, two, twice
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brady- 
 Definition
slow
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circum-
 Definition
around
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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de-
 Definition
down, from
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dia-
 Definition
across, through, apart
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dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, abnormal
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ecto-
 Definition
outer, outside
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en-
 Definition
in, into, within
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endo-
 Definition
inner, inside
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epi-
 Definition
over, on, upon
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eryth
 Definition
red
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eu-
 Definition
normal, good, well, healthy
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ex-
 Definition
out, out of, from, away from
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive, too much, high
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hypo-
 Definition
under, decreased, less than normal
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in-
 Definition
in, into, within, not
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infra-
 Definition
within
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intro-
 Definition
into, within
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leuk-
 Definition
white 
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad, illness, disease
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meg-
 Definition
large
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micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-
 Definition
one, single
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neo
 Definition
new
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non
 Definition
not
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olig-
 Definition
small, scant
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para-
 Definition
beyond, beside, after
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per-
 Definition
by, through
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peri-
 Definition
around
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
post
 Definition
after, behind
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pre
 Definition
before, infront of, prior to
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pro
 Definition
before, infront of
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re-
 Definition
again, backwards
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retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
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semi
 Definition
half
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sub
 Definition
under, beneath
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super
 Definition
above, over excess
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supra
 Definition
above, over
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tachy
 Definition
fast, rapid
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trans
 Definition
across
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uni
 Definition
one
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