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Prefixes for Exam 3
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Nursing
Pre-School
02/09/2012

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Term
ab-
Definition
away from
Term
acro-
Definition
extremity
Term
ad-
Definition
to, toward
Term
ambi-
Definition
both
Term
a, an-
Definition
without, not
Term
ante-
Definition
before
Term
anti-
Definition
against
Term
auto-
Definition
self
Term
bi-
Definition
two, double
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
circum-
Definition
around
Term
co-
Definition
together
Term
contra-
Definition
against
Term
de-
Definition
without, removal
Term
di-
Definition
two, twice
Term
dia-
Definition
through
Term
diplo-
Definition
double
Term
dis-
Definition
removal, separation
Term
dys-
Definition
abnormal, difficult, painful
Term
ecto-
Definition
outside
Term
endo-
Definition
within
Term
epi-
Definition
above
Term
eryth/r/o-
Definition
red
Term
eu-
Definition
normal
Term
extra-
Definition
outside
Term
hemi-
Definition
half
Term
hetero-
Definition
other
Term
homo, homeo-
Definition
same
Term
hyper-
Definition
excessive
Term
hypo-
Definition
decreased
Term
in, im-
Definition
not
Term
infra-
Definition
below
Term
inter-
Definition
between
Term
intra-
Definition
within
Term
iso-
Definition
equal, same
Term
leuk/o-
Definition
white
Term
macro-
Definition
large
Term
mal-
Definition
bad, poor
Term
melan/o-
Definition
black, dark
Term
mega/lo-
Definition
large, enlarged
Term
mes/o-
Definition
middle
Term
meta-
Definition
beyond
Term
micr/o-
Definition
small
Term
mon/o-
Definition
one
Term
multi-
Definition
many
Term
neo-
Definition
new
Term
noct/i-
Definition
night
Term
non-
Definition
not
Term
olig/o-
Definition
little, deficiency
Term
ortho-
Definition
straight
Term
pan-
Definition
all
Term
para-
Definition
beside, near
Term
per-
Definition
by, through
Term
peri-
Definition
around
Term
poly-
Definition
many
Term
post-
Definition
after
Term
pre-
Definition
before
Term
prim/i-
Definition
first
Term
pro-
Definition
before
Term
pseud/o-
Definition
false
Term
quad/r/i-
Definition
four
Term
re-
Definition
back, again
Term
retro-
Definition
backward
Term
scler/o-
Definition
hard
Term
semi-
Definition
half
Term
sub-
Definition
below, under
Term
super-
Definition
above, excessive
Term
supra-
Definition
above
Term
syn-, sym-
Definition
together
Term
tachy-
Definition
fast
Term
trans-
Definition
through, across
Term
tri-
Definition
three
Term
ultra-
Definition
beyond
Term
un-
Definition
not
Term
uni-
Definition
one
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