MEDOP 230- Medical Language: Prefixes
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| epi- | above; upon | epidermal (pertaining to upon the skin)
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| inter- | between | intercostal (pertaining to between the ribs)
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| intra- | within | intravenous (pertaining to within a vein)
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| peri- | around | pericardial (pertaining to around the heart)
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| post- | after; behind) | postnasal (pertaining to behind the nose
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| pre- | before; in front of | prenatal (pertaining to before birth)
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| sub- | below or under; less than | subcutaneous (pertaining to under the skin)
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| trans- | across; through | transvaginal (pertaining to through the vagina)
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| bi- | two | bilateral (pertaining to two sides)
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| brady- | slow | bradycardia (condition of a slow heart)
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| hemi- | one half | hemiplegia (condition of one half of the body with paralysis)
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| hyper- | above; more than normal | hypertension (condition of more than normal pressure)
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| hypo- | below; deficient | hypothyroidism (disease from a specific cause of deficient thyroid gland hormone)
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| poly- | many; much | polyneuritis (inflammation of many nerves)
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| quadri- | four | quadriplegia (condition of four limbs with paralysis)
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| tachy- | fast | tachycardia (condition of a fast heart)
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| tri- | three | trigeminal (pertaining to three nerve branches in a group)
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| an- | not; without | anesthesia (condition of being without sensation)
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| anti- | against | antibiotic (pertaining to a drug that is against living organisms [such as bacteria]
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| dys- | abnormal; difficult; painful | dysphagia (condition of difficult or painful eating and swallowing)
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| re- | again and again; backward; unable to | respiration (process of breathing again and again)
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