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Medical Terminology: Prefixes 2014 B,C,D

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Prefix starting with B, C, D
Meaning
Example
bi-   twice, double   bilobular- having two lobes  
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brachy-   short   brachymelia- disproportionate shortness of limbs  
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brady-   slow   bradypepsia- slowness of digestion  
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cata-   down   catabolism- breaking down of chemicals in the body  
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circum-   around   circumcision- cutting around the male genitialis  
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co-; col-; com-; con-; cor-   together   collaboration- to bring together they efforts of two or more people  
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contra-   against   contraceptive- to protect against conception  
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de-   away from   delivery- the passage of fetus and placenta away from the genital canal into the external world  
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di-; dif-; dir-; dis-   not, seperated   Dislocation- separation of a joint  
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dia-   through   Dialysis- blood filtration through artificial kidney function  
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dys-   abnormal, difficult   Dysuria- difficult urination  
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