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Medical terminology prefixes

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prefixes
deinition
a, an   without or absence of  
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ab   from; away from  
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ad   to; toward  
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ana   up; again; backward  
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ante   before  
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anti, contra   against  
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apo   upon  
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bi, bin   two  
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brady   slow  
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cata   down  
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con   togeher  
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de   from; down from; lack of  
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dia   thorough; complete  
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dis   to undo; free from  
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dys   difficult; labored; painful; abnormal  
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ecto   outside; outer  
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endo   within  
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epi   on; upon; over  
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eso   inward  
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eu   normal; good  
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ex, exo   outside; outward  
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extra   outside of; beyond  
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hemi   half  
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hyper   above; excessive  
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hypo   below; incomplete; deicient  
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in   in; into; not  
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infra   under; below  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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mal   bad  
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meso   middle  
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meta   after; beyond; change  
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micro   small  
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multi   many  
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neo   new  
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nulli   none  
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pan   all; total  
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para   beside; beyond; around  
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per   through  
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peri   surrounding (outer)  
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poly   many; much  
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post   after  
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pre   before; in front of  
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pro   before  
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re   back  
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retro   back; behind  
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semi   half  
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sub   under; below  
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super   over; above  
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supra   above  
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sym, syn   together; joined  
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tachy   fast; rapid  
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tetra   four  
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trans   through; across; beyond  
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tri   three  
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ultra   beyond; excess  
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uni   one  
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