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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, below  
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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   before, in front of  
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retro   backward, behind  
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bi   two  
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dipl   double  
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diplo   double  
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hemo   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, much  
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primi   first  
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quadri   four  
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tri   three  
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ab   from, away from  
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ad   toward  
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circum   around  
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peri   around  
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dia   through, across  
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trans   through, across  
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ecto   outside, outward  
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exo   outside, outward  
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extra   outside, outward  
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endo   in, within  
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intra   in, within  
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para   near, beside, beyond  
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super   upper, above  
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supra   above, excessive, superior  
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ultra   excess, beyond  
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a   without, not  
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an   without, not  
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anti   against  
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contra   against  
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brady   slow  
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dys   bad, painful, difficult  
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eu   good, normal  
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hetero   different  
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homo   same  
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homeo   same  
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mal   bad  
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pan   all  
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pseudo   false  
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syn   union, together, joined  
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sym   union, together  
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tachy   rapid  
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