Medical Terminology: Prefixes

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Prefixes:

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found at the beginning of the medical term. can be placed into several categories:
Prefixes indicating diseases/abnormal conditions
Prefixes indicating directions/body positions
Prefixes indicating #s or measurements
Prefixes indicating time
general prefixes

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a-

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without

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an-

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without

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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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de-

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without

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dys-

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painful, difficult, or abnormal

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pachy-

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thick

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tachy-

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fast

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ante-

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before, in front of

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endo-

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within, inner

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epi-

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above

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ex-

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outward

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extra-

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outside of

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hypo-

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below

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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para-

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beside; 2 like parts of a pair

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peri-

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around

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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beneath, under

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supra-

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above

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trans-

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across

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ante-

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before

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neo-

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new

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before

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bi-

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2

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di-

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2

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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insufficient

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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1

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

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none

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many

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primi-

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1st

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quadri-

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4

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tri-

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3

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ultra-

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excess

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uni-

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1

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auto-

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self

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eu-

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normal, good

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

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same

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per-

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through