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a-
without, away from
aphasia (without speech)
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-
-
an-
without
anoxia (without oxgen)
-
ante-
before, in front of
antepartum (before birth)
-
anti-
against
antibiotic (against life)
-
auto-
self
autograft (a graft from one's own body)
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-
brady-
slow
bradycardia (slow heartbeat)
-
dys-
painful, difficult
dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
-
endo-
within, inner
endoscop (instrument to view within)
-
epi-
upon, over
epigastric (upon or over the somach)
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eu-
normal, good
eupnea (normal breating)
-
-
hetero-
different
heterograft (a graft from another person's body)
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homo-
same
homozygous (having two identical genes)
-
hyper-
over, above
hypertrophy (overdevelopment)
-
hypo-
under, below
hypoglossal (under the toungue)
-
infra-
under, beneath, below
infraorbital (below, under the eye socket)
-
inter-
among, between
intervertebral (between the vertebrae)
-
intra-
within, inside
intravenous (inside within a vein)
-
macro-
large
macrocephalic (having a large head)
-
micro-
small
microcephalic (having a small head)
-
-
-
neo-
new
neonate (newborn)
-
-
pan-
all
pancarditis (inflammation of all the heart)
-
para-
beside, beyond, near
paranasal (near or alongside the nose)
-
per-
through
percutaneous (through the skin)
-
peri-
around
pericardial (around the heart)
-
-
post-
after
postpartum (after birth)
-
pre-
before, in front of
prefrontal (in front of the frontal bone)
-
pseudo-
false
pseudocyesis (false pregancy)
-
-
retro-
backward, behind
retrograde (movement in a backward direction)
-
-
sub-
below under
subcutaneous (under, bleow the skin)
-
super-
above, excess
supernumerary (above the normal number)
-
supra-
above
suprapubic (above the pubic bone)
-
tachy-
rapid, fast
tachycardia (fast heartbeat)
-
trans-
through, across
transurethral (accross the urethra)
-
-
ultra-
beyond, excess
ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves)
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