Prefixes Medical Terminology
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| a-, an- | without, lack of
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| ab- | away from
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| abdomi(n) | abdomen
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| acr- | pertaining to the extremity
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| ad- | to, toward
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| aden- | pertaining to gland
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| ana- | up, back, again
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| angio- | blood vessel
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| ante- | before, forward
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| anti- | against, opposed to
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| arter- | artery
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| arthro- | pertaining to joint
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| auto- | self
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| bi- | two
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| blast- | germ or cell
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| bleph- | pertaining to eyelid
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| bio- | life
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| brady- | slow
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| calc-; lith- | stone
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| cardi- | pertaining to heart
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| cerebr- | brain
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| cerv- | neck
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| cephal- | pertaining to head
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| chole- | pertaining to bile
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| chondr- | cartilage
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| circum- | around, about
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| contra- | against, opposite
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| cost- | pertaining to rib
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| cyan- | blue
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| cyst- | pertaining to bladder or any fluid containing sack
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| cyt- | cell
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| derma- | skin
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| di- | twice, double
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| dia- | through, completely
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| dys- | with difficulty
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| ecto- | out from
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| edem- | swelling
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| electr- | electricity
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| endo- | within
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| enter- | pertaining to the intestines
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| epi- | upon, on
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| erythro- | red
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| exo- | outside
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| febr- | fever
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| gastr- | pertaining to the stomach
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| glyco- | sugar
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| gynec- | pertaining to women
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| hem-, hemat- | pertaining to blood
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| hemi- | half
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| hepat- | liver
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| hydr(o)- | water
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| hyper- | over, excessive in
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| hypo- | under, deficient in
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| hyster- | pertaining to uterus
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| infra- | below, after
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| iso- | equal
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| later(o)- | side
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| leuk- | pertaining to anything white
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| macro- | large
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| mal- | bad abdominal disorder
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| mening(o)- | meninges
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| micro- | small
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| mono- | one
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| my- | pertaining to muscle
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| nas(o)- | nose
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| neo- | new
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| nephr- | pertain to kidney
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| neur(o) | nerve
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| ogli- | little
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| oophor- | pertaining to ovary
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| opthal- | pertaining to eye
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| orchi- | testicle
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| ortho- | straight
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| os- | mouth
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| osteo- | pertaining to bone
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| ot- | pertaining to ear
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| para- | by the side of
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| per- | through
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| phago- | to eat
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| pharyng- | throat
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| peri- | surrounding
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| phleb- | vein
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| pneum- | pertaining to lung
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| poly- | many
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| post- | after, behind
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| pre- | before
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| pro- | before, in front of, forward
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| pulmo- | lung
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| proct- | pertaining to rectum
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| pseudo- | false
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| psych- | pertaining to the mind
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| py- | pertaining to pus
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| pyle- | pertaining to kidney pelvis
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| quadr- | four
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| rhin- | pertaining to nose
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| retro- | backward
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| salping- | pertaining to a tube
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| sclero- | hard
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| semi- | half
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| sub- | under, moderately
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| super-; | supra- above
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| sym- | with, together
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| tachy- | fast
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| thorac(o)- | chest
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| trans- | across
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| tri- | three
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| uni- | one
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| vaso- | vessel
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