Medical Terminology (Prefixes + Suffixes)

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Ab-

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from, away

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abnormal: away from normal

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Ad-

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to, near, toward

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adrenal: near the kidney

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Ante-

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before

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antepartum: before delivery of child

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Brady-

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slow

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bradycardia: slow heart beat

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Brev-

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short

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brevity: in a short time

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Circum-

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around

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circumocular: around the eye

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Co-

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with, together

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coordinate: work together

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Con-

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with, together

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congenital: with birth

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Contra-

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against

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contraindicated: not indicated

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Counter-

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against

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counterirritant: against irritation

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Dis-

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apart from

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taking a joint apart

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Ect-

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outside

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ectonuclear: outside the nucleus

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End-

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within

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endocardium: lining inner heart

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Epi-

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upon, on top of

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epidermis: upon the skin

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Ex-

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out from

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exhalation: breathe out

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Hypo-

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under, lower

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hypodermic: under the skin

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Hyper-

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above, higher

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hyperactive: higher level activity

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Im-

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not

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immature: not mature

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In-

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not

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incurable: not curable

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Infra-

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under, below

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infrapatellar: below the knee

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Peri-

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around

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pericardium: sac around the heart

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Post-

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after

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postmortem: after death

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Pre-

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before

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prenatal: before birth

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Pro-

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before

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prognosis: a fore-knowing

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Super-

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above, on top

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superciliary: above the eyebrow

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Supra-

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above, on top

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suprapubic: above the public bone

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Sym-

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with, together

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symphony: sounds played together

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Syn-

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with, together

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synarthrosis: union of bones

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Trans-

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through, across

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transurethral: through the urethra