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a-
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no or without
Ex: (a)menorrhea NOTE: a- before a consonant; an- before a vowel. |
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an-
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no or without
Ex: (an)echoic NOTE: a- before a consonant; an- before a vowel. |
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ab-
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away from
Ex: abduct |
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ad-
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toward
Ex: adduct adoral (toward the mouth) |
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ante-
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before
Ex: antenatal antecubital (in front of the elbow) |
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pre-
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before
Ex: preoperative |
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pro-
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before
Ex: procaine (white crystalline powder used as a local anesthetic in medicine) Ex: proleptic (recurring at decreasing intervals) |
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anti-
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against
Ex: antibiotic, antihypertensive |
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contra-
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against
Ex: contralateral |
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bi-
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two
Ex: bifid Ex: bifurcated (divided into two branches) |
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di-
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two
Ex: dissect |
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brady-
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slow
Ex: bradycardia, bradyarrhythmia |
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de-
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removing, down from, elimination
Ex: decomposition, demineralization, dehydration |
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dia-
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through, between, across
Ex: dialysis Ex: diascope (an instrument pressed against the skin to see through the skin) Ex: diaphysis (the point of separation between the stalk and the branch) |
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dys-
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difficult or abnormal
Ex: dysphagia |
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ecto-
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without or outside (external/away from)
Ex: ectonuclear (outside the nucleus of a cell) Ex: ectoplasm, ectoparasite |
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ex-
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without or outside (external/away from)
Ex: excementosis (outgrowth of cementum on the root surface of a tooth) Ex: exhale |
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exo-
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without or outside (external/away from)
Ex: exophytic, exoskeleton |
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en-
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inside
Ex: encranial, encapsulated |
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endo-
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inside
Ex: endometriosis, endoscopy |
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em-
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inside
Ex: emphysema |
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eso-
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inside
Ex: esogastritis (inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach) |
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epi-
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on or above
Ex: epicondyle |
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eu-
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good or normal
Ex: euthyroid, euthanasia |
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hemi-
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half or partly
Ex: hemilaminectomy, hemiparesis |
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semi-
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half or partly
Ex: semicartilaginous (composed partly of cartilage) |
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hyper-
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excessive, greater than normal
Ex: hypercholesterolemia |
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hypo-
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beneath/below normal, under
Ex: hyponatremia |
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sub-
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beneath/below normal, under
Ex: subcutaneous |
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in-
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not
Ex: inability |
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infra-
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beneath
Ex: infraorbital |
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inter-
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between
Ex: intercondylar |
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intra-
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within/inside of
Ex: intrauterine |
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macro-
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large
Ex: macrosomia Ex: macroadenous (large glands) |
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mal-
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bad
Ex: malalignment |
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meso-
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middle/moderate
Ex: mesothelial |
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micro-
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small
Ex: microhematuria |
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multi-
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many/excessive
Ex: multinodular |
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poly-
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many/excessive
Ex: polyhydramnios |
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mono-
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one
Ex: monochorionic |
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uni-
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one
Ex: unilateral |
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nulli-
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none
Ex: nulliparous |
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para-
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near, beside, resembling, abnormal
Ex: parahepatic |
Is the structure long or tubular? Is it parallel to something next to it?
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per-
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through, by, or completely
Ex: percutaneous |
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peri-
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around/near
Ex: periventricular |
Is the structure more rounded or compact?
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post-
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after, behind
Ex: postoperative |
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primi-
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first
Ex: primigravida |
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re-
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back, again
Ex: redo |
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retro-
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behind, backward
Ex: retroareolar |
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super-
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more than normal, excessive
Ex: superinfection |
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supra-
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above, over
Ex: suprapubic |
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syn-
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together, union
Ex: synarthrosis |
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sym-
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together, union
Ex: symphysis |
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tachy-
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fast
Ex: tachyarrhythmia |
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trans-
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across/through
Ex: transesophageal |
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