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Medical Terminology Prefixes

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A   Without  
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AB   Away from  
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AD   Toward  
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AMBI   Both  
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AMPH(I)   Both  
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AN   Without  
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ANTE   Before  
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ANTER(O)   Front  
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ANTI   Against  
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ATEL(O)   Imperfect  
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AUTO   Self  
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BI   Two  
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BRADY   Slow  
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CENTI   1/100  
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CENTR(O)   Center  
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CHLOR(O)   Green  
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CHROMAT   Color  
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CHROM(O)   Color  
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CIRCUM   Around  
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CIRRH(O)   Yellow  
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CONTRA   Against  
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CRYO   Cold  
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CRYPT(O)   Hidden  
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CYAN(O)   Blue  
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DECA   Ten  
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DECI   One-tenth  
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DEXTR(O)   Right  
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DI   Two  
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DIA   Through  
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DIPL(O)   Double  
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DIS   Separation  
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DORS(O)   Back  
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DYS   Abnormal  
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ECTO   Outside of  
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ENDO   Within  
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EPI   Upon  
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ERYTHR(O)   Red  
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ESO   Within  
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EU   Good  
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EX(O)   Outside of  
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EXTRA   Outside of  
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FRONT(O)   Front  
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HECTO   Hundred  
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HEMI   Half  
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HEPT(A)   Seven  
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HEX(A)   Six  
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HYPER   Above  
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HYPO   Under  
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IM   Not  
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IN   Not  
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INFER(O)   Under  
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INFRA   Under  
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INTER   Between  
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INTRA   Within  
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INTRO   Within  
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ISO   Equal  
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KIL(O)   1000  
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LATER(O)   Side  
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LEUK(O)   White  
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MACR(O)   Large  
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MAL   Abnormal  
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MED(I)   Middle  
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MELAN(O)   Black  
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MES(O)   Middle  
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META   Change  
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MICR(O)   Small  
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MID   Middle  
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MILLI   1/1000  
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MONO   One  
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MULTI   Many  
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NEO   New  
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NON   Not  
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NONA   Nine  
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NONO   Nine  
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OCT(A)   Eight  
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OLIG(O)   Scanty  
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PALE(O)   Old  
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PAN   All  
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PARA   Beside  
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PENT(A)   Five  
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PERI   Around  
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POLI(O)   Gray  
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POLY   Many  
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POST   After  
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POSTER(O)   Back  
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PRE   Before  
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PRO   Before  
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PSEUD(O)   False  
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QUADR(I)   Four  
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RETRO   Behind  
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SAPRO   Decayed  
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SCIRRH(O)   Hard  
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SCLER(O)   Hard  
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SCOLIO   Twisted  
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SEMI   Half  
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SINISTR(O)   Left  
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SUB   Under  
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SUPER(O)   Above  
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SUPRA   Above  
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SYM   Together  
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SYN   Together  
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TACHY   Fast  
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TETRA   Four  
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THERM(O)   Heat  
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TRANS   Through  
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TRI   Three  
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ULTRA   Beyond  
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UNI   One  
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VENTR(O)   Front  
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XANTH(O)   Yellow  
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