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Common Medical Prefix's

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a, an   without, absence of, lack, no, not  
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ab   away from  
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ad   to; toward, near  
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ana   up; again  
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ante   before, in front of, forward  
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anti   against, opposed  
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apo   upon  
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aut   self  
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bi   two, both  
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bin   two  
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brady   slow  
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cata   down  
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con   together  
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contra   against, opposite  
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de   down from  
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dia   complete, across, apart, through  
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dis   free from  
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dys   labored, difficult, painful  
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e- ec   out, outside, away from  
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ecto   outer, outside  
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endo   within, inside  
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epi   on, upon  
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eso   inward  
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eu   normal  
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ex   outside  
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exo   outward  
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extra   beyond  
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hemi   half  
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hyper   excessive, above, beyond, more than normal  
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hypo   below, deficient, less than normal, beneath  
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in   into, no  
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infra   below  
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inter   between  
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intra   within, inside  
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mal   bad  
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meso   middle  
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meta   after  
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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   total  
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para   beside, about, near  
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per   through  
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peri   surrounding (outer) around  
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poly   many  
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post   after  
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pre   before, in front of  
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pro, pros   before, forward, in front of  
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re   back, behind  
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retro   back, backward  
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semi   half  
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sub   below, under, beneath  
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super   above  
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supra   above  
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sym   together, with  
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syn   joined, together, with  
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tacky   fast  
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tetra   four  
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trans   through, across, over, beyond  
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tri   three  
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ultra   excess  
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uni   one  
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