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Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A- or An- | Without; Lacking |
| My/o- | Muscle |
| Anti- or Conta- | Against |
| Auto- | Self |
| Cty/o- | Cell |
| Eu- | Good |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Gyn/o- or Gynec- | Female |
| Mal- | Bad; Abnormal |
| Necr/o- | Death |
| Neo- | New |
| Aden/o- or Adren/o- | Gland |
| Angi/o- or Vasculo- | Blood vessel |
| Arthr/o- | Joint |
| Carcin/o- | Cancer |
| Cephal/o- | Head |
| Chol- | Bile |
| Pan- or Pant/o- | All or everywhere |
| Cyst/o- or Cysti- | Bladder or Sac |
| Cutane- | Skin |
| Gloss- | Tongue |
| Gastr- | Stomach |
| Hema- or Hemo- | Blood |
| Hepat/o- or Hepatico- | Liver |
| Hist/o- or Histio- | Tissue |
| Mamm- or Mast/o- | Breast |
| Nephr/o- | Kidney |
| Sacro- | Muscular; Flesh-like |
| Sclera- or Sclero- | Hardness |
| Pnuem/a- or Pneumat/o- | Air; Lung |
| Osseo- or Osteo- | Bony or Bone |
| Sten/o- | Narrowed; Blocked |
| Stom/a- or Stomat/o- | Mouth |
| Thromb/o- | Blood clot |
| Varic/o- | Duct; Blood vessel |
| Erythr/o- | Red |
| Leuk/o- | White |
| Intra- | Within |
| Peri- | Around |
| Hyper- | Above; Beyond; Excessive |
| Hypo- | Under; Deficient |
| Olig/o- | Few; Little |
| Poly- | Many; Excessive |
| Dys- | Difficult; Impaired |