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exo-
- Direction
- outside, outward
- exo/tropia - turning outward (of one or both eyes)
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para-
- Direction
- near, beside; beyond
- para/nas/al - pertaining to beside the nose
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peri-
- Direction
- around
- peri/odont/al - pertaining to around a tooth
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extra-
- Direction
- outside, outward
- extra/crani/al - outside the skull
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ecto-
- Direction
- outside, outward
- ecto/gen/ous - forming outside the body or structure
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supra-
- Direction
- above; excessive; superior
- supra/ren/al - pertaining to above the kidney
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ultra-
- Direction
- excess, beyond
- ultra/son/ic - pertaining to sound beyond (that which can be heard by the human ear)
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intra-
- Direction
- in, within
- intra/muscul/ar - within the muscle
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ab-
- Direction
- from, away from
- ab/duction - movement of a limb away from (an axis of) the body
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circum-
- Direction
- around
- circum/ren/al - pertaining to around the kidney
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super-
- Direction
- upper, above
- super/ior - pertaining to the upper part of a structure
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dia-
trans-
- Direction
- through, across
- dia/rrhea - flow through
- trans/vagin/al - pertaining to across or through the vagina
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endo-
- Direction
- in, within
- endo/crine - secrete within
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ad-
- Direction
- toward
- ad/duction - movement of a limb toward (an axis of) the body
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micro-
- Number and Measurement
- small
- micro/scope - instrument for examining small (objects)
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dipl-
diplo-
- Number and Measurement
- double
- dipl/opia - double vision
- diplo/bacteri/al - pertaining to bacteria linked together in pairs
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mono-
uni-
- Number and Measurement
- One
- mono/therapy - one treatment
- uni/nucle/ar - pertaining to one nucleus
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hemi-
- Number and Measurement
- one half
- hemi/plegia - paralysis of one half of the body
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hyper-
- Number and Measurement
- excessive, above normal
- hyper/calc/emia - excessive calcium in the blood
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macro-
- Number and Measurement
- large
- macro/cyte - large cell
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quadri-
- Number and Measurement
- four
- quadri/plagia - paralysis of four limbs
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tri-
- Number and Measurement
- three
- tri/ceps - three heads
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multi-
poly-
- Number and Measurement
- many much
- multi/gravida - woman who had been pregnant more than once
- poly/phobia - fear of many things
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primi-
- Number and Measurement
- first
- primi/gravida - woman during her first pregnancy
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bi-
- Number and Measurement
- two
- bi/later/al - pertaining to two sides
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brady-
- Common
- slow
- brady/cardia - slow heart rate
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hetero-
- Common
- different
- hetero/graft - different transplant
-
homo-
- Common
- same
- homo/graft - same transplant
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a-
- Common
- without, not
- a/mast/ia - without a breast
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an-
- Common
- without, not
- an/esthesia - without feeling
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syn-
- Common
- union, together, joined
- syn/dactyl/ism - condition of joined fingers or toes
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homeo-
- Common
- same
- homeo/plasia - formation of new tissue similar that already exists in a part
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contra-
- Common
- against
- contra/ception - against conception or impregnation
-
eu-
- Common
- good, normal
- eu/pnea - normal breathing
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pseudo-
- Common
- false
- pseudo/cyesis - false pregnancy
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pan-
- Common
- all
- pan/arthr/itis - inflammation of all (or many) joints
-
tachy-
- Common
- rapid
- tachy/pnea - rapid breathing
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dys-
- Common
- bad; painful; difficult
- dys/tocia - difficult childbirth
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mal-
- Common
- bad
- mal/nutrition - bad nutrition
-
anti-
- Common
- against
- anti/bacteri/al - against bacteria
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inter-
- Position
- between
- inter/cost/al - pertaining to between the ribs
-
retro-
- Position
- backward, behind
- retro/version - turning backwards
-
infra-
- Position
- under, below
- infra/cost/al - below the ribs
-
pre-
pro-
- Position
- before, in front of
- pre/nat/al - pertaining to the period before birth
- pro/gnosis - knowing before
-
epi-
- Position
- above, upon
- epi/gastr/ic - pertaining to above the stomach
-
post-
- Position
- after, behind
- post/nat/al - pertaining to (the period) after birth
-
hypo-
- Position
- under, below, deficient
- hypo/derm/ic - pertaining to under the skin
-
sub-
- Position
- under, below
- sub/nas/al - pertaining to under the nose
-
trans-
- across, through
- trans/abdomin/al - pertaining to (a direction) across or through the abdomen
-
super-
- upper, above
- super/ior - pertaining to the upper (area)
-
hetero-
- different
- hetero/morph/ous - pertaining to different form or shape
-
homeo-
- same, alike
- homeo/plasia - formation of same (tissue)
-
ab-
- away, away from, from
- ab/duction - act of bringing away from (the midline of the body)
-
ad-
- toward
- adduction - act of bringing toward (midline of the body)
-
ultra-
- excess, beyond
- ultra/son/ic - pertaining to beyond (audible) sound
-
infra-
- below, under
- infra/cost/al - pertaining to (the area) below the ribs
-
peri-
- around
- peri/cardi/al - pertaining to (the area) around the heart
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