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Pharmacy- Common Medical Terms
Medical Terminology, Prefixes, pg. 1
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01/01/2007
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Term
a-, (aplastic)
 Definition
without
Term
an-, (anhedonia)
 Definition
without
Term
arteri-, (arteriosclerosis)
 Definition
artery
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arterio-, (arteriosclerosis)
 Definition
artery
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arthro-, (arthroscope)
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bone joint
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auto-, (autoimmune)
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self
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bacteri, (bacteriostatic)
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bacteria
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bacterio-, (bacteriostatic)
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bacteria
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carcin-, (carcinogenic)
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cancer
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carcino-,(carcinogenic)
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cancer
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cardi,(cardiology)
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heart
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cardio-, (cardiology)
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heart
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chlor-, (hydrochloric acid)
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chlorine
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chloro-, (hydrochloric acid)
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chlorine
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chol-, (cholestasis)
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bile
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chondro-, (chondrocyte)
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cartilage
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cis-, (cis-retinoic acid)
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on the same side as
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co-, (cofactor)
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together with
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col-,
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together with
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com-,
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together with
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con-,
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together with
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cor-,
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together with
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crani-, (craniotomy)
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cranium
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cranio-, (craniotomy)
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cranium
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cry-, (cryogenic)
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cold
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cyst-, (cystitis)
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bladder
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cyt-, (cytology)
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cell
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dactyl-, (dactyledema)
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fingers, toes
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de-, (decompose)
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away, cessation
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derm-, (dermatology)
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skin
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dextr-, (dextroamphetamine)
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toward the right
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duodeno-, (duodenal ulcer)
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duodenum (small intestine)
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dys-, (dysfuctional)
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bad, difficult
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ect-, (ectoderm)
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outer, outside
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encephalo-, (encephalogram)
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brain
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end-, (endoderm)
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within, inner
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endo-, (endoderm)
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within, inner
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enter-, (gastroenterology)
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intestines
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entero-, (gastroenterology)
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intestines
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erythro-,(erythrocyte)
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red (red blood cell)
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eu-, (eugenics, eutectic)
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good, well
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ex-, (exhalation)
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out, away from
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extra-, (extrachromosomal)
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without, outside of
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ferri-, (ferric sulfate)
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iron
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ferro-, (ferous citrate)
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iron
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gloss-, (glossitis)
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tongue
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gyn-, (gynecology)
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woman
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gyne-, (gynecology)
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woman
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gyneco-, (gynecology)
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woman
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gyno-, (gynecology)
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woman
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hem-, (hematology, hemoglobin)
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blood
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hema-, (hematology, hemoglobin)
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blood
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hemat-, (hematology, hemaglobin)
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blood
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hemato-, (hematology, hemoglobin)
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blood
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hist-, (histology)
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tissue
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histio-, (histology)
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tissue
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hydr-, (hydrolysis)
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water, hydrogen
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hydro-, (hydrolysis)
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water, hydrogen
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hyper-, (hyperactive)
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excessive, above normal
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hypo-, (hypotonic)
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beneath, less than normal
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hyster-, (hysterectomy)
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uterus
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ileo-, (ileotomy)
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ileum (small intestine)
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infra-, (infrared)
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below
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inter-, (intervascular)
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among, between (between blood and lymph vessels)
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intra-, (intravenous)
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within (within veins)
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