Common Prefixes
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| a- | without, lack of
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| ab- | away from
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| abdomi(n)- | abdomen
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| acr(o)- | pertaining to an extremity
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| ad- | to, toward
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| aden(o)- | pertaining to a gland
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| an- | without, lack of
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| ana- | up, back, again
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| angio- | vessel
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| ante- | before, forward
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| anti- | against, opposed to
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| anteri(o)- | artery
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| arthro- | pertaining to a joint
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| auto- | self
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| bi- | two
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| bi(o)- | pertaining to life
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| blast(o)- | germ or cell
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| blephar(o)- | pertaining to an eyelid
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| brady- | slow
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| calc- | stone; also heel
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| cardi(o)- | pertaining to the heart
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| cephal(o)- | pertaining to the head
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| cerebr(o)- | pertaining to the cerebrum, a part of the brain
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| cervic(o)- | pertaining to the neck or the uterine opening (cervix)
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| chole- | pertaining to bile
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| chondr(o)- | pertaining to cartilage
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| circum- | around, about
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| contra- | against, opposite
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| cost(o)- | pertaining to a rib
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| cyan(o)- | blue
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| cyst(o)- | pertaining to the bladder or any fluid-containing sac
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| cyt(o)- | pertaining to a cell
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| dermat(o)- | pertaining to the skin
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| di- | twice, double
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| dia- | through, completely
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| dys- | difficult, painful, abnormal
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| ect(o)- | out from
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| electro- | pertaining to electricity
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| end(o)- | within
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| enter(o)- | pertaining to the intestines
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| epi- | upon, on
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| erythr(o)- | pertaining to red or to erythrocytes (red blood cells)
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| eu- | easy, good, normal
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| ex(o)- | outside
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| extra- | outside, in addition
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| gastr(o)- | pertaining to the stomach
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| glyc(o)- | sugar
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| gynec(o)- | pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
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| hemat(o)- | pertaining to blood
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| hemi- | half
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| hem(o)- | pertaining to blood
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| hepat(o)- | pertaining to the liver
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| hydr(o)- | water
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| hyper- | over, excessive
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| hypo- | under, deficient
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| hyster(o)- | pertaining to the uterus
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| infra- | below
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| iso- | equal
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| latero- | side
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| leuk(o)- | pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes (white blood cells)
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| lith(o)- | pertaining to a stone
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| macro- | large
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| mal- | bad or abnormal
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| mening(o)- | pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
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| micro- | small
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| mono- | one
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| myel(o)- | pertaining to the spiral cord, the bone marrow, or myelin
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| my(o)- | pertaining to muscle
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| nas(o)- | pertaining to the nose
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| ne(o)- | new
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| nephr(o)- | pertaining to the kidney
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| neur(o)- | pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system
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| noct- | night
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| olig(o)- | little, deficient, or minimal
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| oophor(o)- | pertaining to the ovary
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| ophthalm(o)- | pertaining to the eye
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| orchid(o)- | pertaining to the testicles
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| orchi(o)- | pertaining to the testicles
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| ortho- | straight or normal
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| oste(o)- | pertaining to bone
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| ot(o)- | pertaining to the ear
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| para- | by the side of
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| path(o)- | pertaining to disease
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| per- | through
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| peri- | around
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| phag(o)- | pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing
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| pharyng(o)- | pertaining to the throat or pharynx
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| phleb(o)- | pertaining to a vein
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| pneum(o)- | pertaining to respiration, the lungs, or air
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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
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| proct(o)- | pertaining to the rectum
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| pseud(o)- | false
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| psych(o)- | pertaining to the mind
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| pulm(o)- | pertaining to the lung
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| pyel(o)- | pertaining to kidney pelvis
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| py(o)- | pertaining to pus
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| quadr(i)- | four
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| retr(o)- | backward or behind
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| rhin(o)- | pertaining to the nose
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| salping(o)- | pertaining to a tube
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| scler(o)- | hard; also means pertaining to the sclera
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| semi- | half or partial
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| sub- | under, moderately
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| super- | high, excessive, or more than normal
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| supra- | above
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| tachy- | fast
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| thorac(o)- | pertaining to the chest
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| trans- | across
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| tri- | three
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| uni- | one
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| vas(o)- | vessel
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