Basics of Medical
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a-, an-, ir-, ar- without, lack of, no-, not
ab-, ef- away from
ad-, af, to, toward
ambi- both, double, two
ana- apart, up, back, again
ante- before, in front of
anti- against, reversed
bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co- two, twice, double
cata- down, under, against
circum- around, about, circle
com-, con-, co- together, with, both (two)
contra- against, opposite
de- away from, remove
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, dia- across, complete, between, total, apart, through
dis- apart or away from, reverse
e- out, to remove, protrude
ec- out from, out
ecto- on outer side, situated on
em-, en- in, within
endo- within
epi- upon, on
ex-, exo- upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude
extra- outside
hyper- excessive, over, above more
hypo- under, below, deficient, low, less, lesser
im-, in- in, into, or not
infra- below, under
inter- between
intra- within
intro- into, within, in, into
meta- beyond, after, change
para- beside, near, beyond
per- through, excessive in
peri- around
post- after, behind
pre-, pro- before, in front of
re- back , again, contrary
retro- backward, behind
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Terminology
Questions
(Frequently
Tested) with
Verified Answers
Graded A+
a-, an-, ir-, ar- without, lack of, no-, not
ab-, ef- away from
ad-, af, to, toward
ambi- both, double, two
ana- apart, up, back, again
ante- before, in front of
anti- against, reversed
bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co- two, twice, double
cata- down, under, against
circum- around, about, circle
com-, con-, co- together, with, both (two)
contra- against, opposite
de- away from, remove
https://quizlet.com/1152893725/flash- 1/
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, dia- across, complete, between, total, apart, through
dis- apart or away from, reverse
e- out, to remove, protrude
ec- out from, out
ecto- on outer side, situated on
em-, en- in, within
endo- within
epi- upon, on
ex-, exo- upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude
extra- outside
hyper- excessive, over, above more
hypo- under, below, deficient, low, less, lesser
im-, in- in, into, or not
infra- below, under
inter- between
intra- within
intro- into, within, in, into
meta- beyond, after, change
para- beside, near, beyond
per- through, excessive in
peri- around
post- after, behind
pre-, pro- before, in front of
re- back , again, contrary
retro- backward, behind
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