Prefixes found in medical terms
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| a-, an- | without or absence of | analgesic, anencephaly
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| ab- | from or away | abduction, abdomen
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| ad- | to or towards | adduction
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| ana- | up | anaplasia
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| ante- | before | antepartum
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| anti- | against | antibody, antipsychotic
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| append- | to hang something | appendix
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| bi-, bin- | two | binary vision
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| brady- | slow | bradycardia, bradyzoite
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| contra- | against; opposite | contralateral, contraceptive
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| di- | two | diplopia, dimer, diploid
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| dis- | to undo; free from | dissection, discharge, disinfectant
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| ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside | ectoblast, exoskeleton, extradural hematoma
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| endo- | within | endoskeleton, endoscopy, endometrium
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| epi- | upon | epithelium
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| erythr- | red | erthyrocyte
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| glyc- | sweet | glycemia, glycolysis
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| hyper- | above | hypertension, hypertrichosis
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| hypo- | below | hypovolemia, hypoxia
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| im- | not | imbalance, immobile
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| infra- | under; below | infracolic
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| inter- | between | interarticular ligament
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| intra- | inside | intracranial, intracellular
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| iso- | equal | isotonic
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| macro- | large | macrocephaly, macrocytosis
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| mal- | bad | malnutrition, malpractice
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| meso- | middle | mesoderm, mesometrium
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| meta- | after | metacarpal, metamorphosis
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| micro- | small | microscope, microangiopathy
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| mono- | one | monotherapy, monocular
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| multi- | many | multicellular
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| mut- | chance | mutation
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| neo- | new | neonatal, neoplasia
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| para- | beside | parathyroid, paranasal
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| patho- | disease | pathology
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| peri- | surrounding | periodontal
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| poly- | many | polyphagia
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| post- | after | postmortem
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| pre- | before | premature birth
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| pseudo- | false | pseudocyst, pseudoaneurysm
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| re- | back | relapse
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| retro- | back or behind | retropharyngeal, retroflexion
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| semi- | half | semiconscious
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| sub- | under or below | subcutaneous tissue
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| super- | over or above | superciliary
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| syn- | together or joined | synesthesia
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| tachy- | fast | tachycardia, tachypnea
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| tetra- | four | tetrameric, tetraplegia, tetrahydrocannabinol
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| trans- | through, across, beyond | transfusion
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| tri- | three | triceps, trisomy
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| ultra- | beyond; excess | ultrasound, ultraviolet
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| uni- | one | unilateral hearing loss, unilateral paralysis
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