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Medical Word Parts (Prefix)

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Definition
a , an, in   without, not, absence of  
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ambi   both, both sides, around, about  
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bi , di   two  
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hemi , semi   half  
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iso   same or equal  
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macro   large  
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micro   small  
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uni , mono   one, single  
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multi , poly   many, much  
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oligo   deficiency  
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quadri , tetra   four  
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tri   three  
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ab   away from  
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ad   toward  
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anti , contra   against or opposite  
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brady   slow  
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circum   around  
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dia , trans   through, across  
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ec , ecto   out, outside  
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en , end, endo, in, intra   in, within, inner  
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epi   above, upon  
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eso   inward  
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ex , exo, extra   away from, outside, external  
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hyper , super, supra   excessive, above  
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hypo , sub, infra   below, beneath  
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inter   between  
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para , peri   beside, near  
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post   after, following  
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pre   before  
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pro   before, forward  
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re , retro   behind, back  
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tachy   fast, rapid  
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ultra   beyond  
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auto   self  
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dys   bad, painful, difficult  
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eu   good, normal  
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mal   bad, inadequate  
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neo   new  
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tox   poison, toxin  
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pan   all  
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con   together, with  
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