Parts of a Medical Term: Common prefixes

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What does each term consist of? Name them in the order you would use them to determine the meaning of a medical term

suffix, prefix, root

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a-, an-

absence, without

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ab-

away from

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ad-

toward, near

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brachy-

short

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brady-

slow

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dys-

difficult, painful

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ect-, exo-

outside, outer

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hemi-

half

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hyp-

below, beneath

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eu-

normal

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hyper-

above, beyond

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inter-

between

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intra-

within

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iso-

same

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pan-

all

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pre-

in front, before

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post-

after, behind

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pseudo-

false

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sub-

under

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tachy-

fast

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trans-

through