Medical Terminology Prefixes
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Epi- | above, upon
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Hypo- | under, below, deficient
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Infra- | under,below
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Sub- | under
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Inter- | between
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Post- | after, behind
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Pre- | before, in front of
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Pro- | know
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Retro- | backward, behind
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Define prefix. | A word element located at the beginning of a word.
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How many different categories of prefixes are there? What are they? | Three. They are position, number and measurement, and direction
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What do the position prefixes mean? | They describe place or location.
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What do the number and measurment prefixes mean? | They describe an amount, size, or degree of involvement.
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Bi- | two
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Dipl- or Diplo | Double
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Hemi- | one half
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Hyper- | excessive, above normal
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Macro- | large
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Micro- | small
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Mono- | one
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Uni- | one
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Multi- | many, much
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Poly- | many
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Primi- | first
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Quadri- | four
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Tri- | three
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What does direction prefixes describe? | They describe a route or path.
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Ab- | from, away from
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Ad- | toward
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Circum- | around
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