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Medical Word Building-Prefixes (Mu-Pe)

  1. Prefix: multi-/poly-
    Meaning: many/excessive

    Example: multinodular/polyhydramnios
  2. Prefix: mono-/uni-
    Meaning: one

    Example: monochorionic/unilateral
  3. Prefix: nulli:
    Meaning: none

    Example: nulliparous
  4. Prefix: para-
    Meaning: near, beside, resembling, abnormal

    Example: parahepatic
  5. Prefix: per-
    Meaning: through, by, or completely

    Example: percutaneous
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Medical Word Building-Prefixes (Mu-Pe)
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Medical Prefixes My thru Pe
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