Chapter 5: Building Medical Terms with Prefixes
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di- | two
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diplo- | double
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hyper- | more than normal
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nulli- | none
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pan- | all
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poly- | many
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quad- | four
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tri- | three
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uni- | one
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What does primi- mean? | first
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What does tachy- mean? | fast
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What does dys- mean? | difficult
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What term describes a structure that can be seen with the naked eye? | macroscopic
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What does the prefix in antibiotic mean? | against
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What does the prefix in hemisphere mean? | half
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What is the meaning of the prefix in bilateral? | two
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Which type of injection places a small amount of drug into the outer layers of the skin? | intradermal
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Which term means a set of symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular disease or condition? | syndrome
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a.c. | before meals
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ad lib. | freely as needed; at pleasure
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Aq. | water
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b.i.d | twice a day
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b.i.n | twice a night
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Noct. | night
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NPO | nothing by mouth
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PO | by mouth
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p.r.n | as the occasion arises; as needed
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q. | every
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q.i.d | four time a day
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stat. | immediately
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t.i.d | three times a day
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mono- | one
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di- | also means two
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What three prefixes mean four | quad-, quadri-, tetra-
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mono- | one
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di- | also means two
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What three prefixes mean four | quad-, quadri-, tetra-
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centi- | one-hundredth
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milli- | one-thousandth
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hypo- | beneath or below
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super-; ultra- | excessive
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ab- | away
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ad- | toward
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ante-; pre- | before in time or in place
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circum-; peri- | around
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dia- | through
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ecto- | out; away from
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ex- | without; away from
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exo-; extra- | away from; out
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en-; end-; endo- | inside
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epi- | above; on
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inter- | between
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intra- | within
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ipsi- | same
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meso-; mid-; medio- | middle
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para- | near, beside or abnormal
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per- | through or by
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post- | after or behind
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retro- | behind or backwards
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supra- | above or beyond
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sym-, syn- | joined or together
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trans- | across
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brady- | slow
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eu- | good, normal
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mal- | bad
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pro- | favoring
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tachy- | fast
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