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“WHAT” prefixes.
Answers questions attempting to quantify or qualify the condition, procedure, or relationship being described.
Stages and presence or absence of conditions.

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Quantitative & Qualitative Prefixes

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“WHERE” prefixes.
Describe a site within or relative to a structure.
Describe location or direction.

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Locational Prefixes

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AB-
ex. abduct

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meaning away from

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AD-
ex. adduct

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meaning toward or near

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ANTE-
ex. antemortem

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meaning before or forward

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DIA-
ex. diarrhea

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meaning through

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DIS-
ex. dissect

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meaning apart, away, or from

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EC-, ECTO-
ex. ectopic

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meaning outside

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ENDO-
ex. endocrine

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meaning within, in, or inner

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EPI-
ex. epidermis

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meaning above or upon

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EX-
ex. excision

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meaning out

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EXTRA-
ex. extrapulmonary

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meaning outside of

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IN-
ex. incisions

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meaning in or into

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INFRA-
ex. infraclavicular

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meaning below or beneath

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INTER-
ex. intercostal

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meaning between

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INTRA-
ex. intravenous

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meaning within

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META-
ex. metacarpal

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meaning beyond or change

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PARA-
ex. parametrial

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meaning near or alongside

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PERI-
ex. perilaryngitis

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meaning surrounding

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POST-
ex. postpartum

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meaning after or behind

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PRE-
ex. prenatal

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meaning before

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PRO-, PROS-
ex. prognosis

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meaning before or forward

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RE-
ex. relapse

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meaning back or again

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RETRO-
ex. retromandibular

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meaning behind or backward

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SUB- *ex. subcutaneous*
meaning beneath or less than
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SUPRA- *ex. suprapelvis*
meaning above or upper
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TRANS- *ex. transverse*
meaning across or through
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A- *ex. ataxia*
meaning no, not, or without
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AN- *ex. analgesic*
meaning no, not, or without
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ANA- *ex. anabasis*
meaning up or apart
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ANTI- *ex. antibody*
meaning against
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AUTO- *ex. autoimmune*
meaning self
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BI- *ex. bilateral*
meaning two
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BRADY- *ex. bradycardia*
meaning deficient or under
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CHLORO- *ex. chloroma*
meaning green
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CHROMO- *ex. chromhidrosis*
meaning color
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CO- *ex. comorbidity*
meaning with or together
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COM- *ex. communicability*
meaning with or together
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CON- *ex. contagious*
meaning with or together
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CYANO- *ex. cyanosis*
meaning blue
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DE- *ex. dehydration*
meaning down or lack of
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DECI- *ex. deciliter*
meaning one-tenth (1/10)
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DI- *ex. diataxia*
meaning two
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DIA- *ex. diarrhea*
meaning through, between, apart, across, or completely
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DYS- *ex. dysphagia*
meaning bad or painful
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ERYTHRO- *ex. erythrocyte*
meaning red
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HEMI- *ex. hemiparesis*
meaning half
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HEXA- *ex. hexavitamin*
meaning six
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HYPER- *ex. hypertension*
meaning excessive or above
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HYPO- *ex. hypoglycemia*
meaning below or deficient
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LEUKO- *ex. leukoencephalitis*
meaning white
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MACRO- *ex. macroglossia*
meaning large
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MAL- *ex. malignant*
meaning bad
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MELANO- *ex. melanotrichia*
meaning black
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META- *ex. metamorphosis*
meaning change or beyond
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MICRO- *ex. micromastia*
meaning small
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MULTI- *ex. multiarticular*
meaning many
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NEO- *ex. neonate*
meaning new
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PAN- *ex. pandemic*
meaning all
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PENT- *ex. pentadactyl*
meaning five
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POLY- *ex. polychromatic*
meaning many or much
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PSEUDO- *ex. pseudopregnancy*
meaning false
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QUADR- *ex. quadrilocular*
meaning four
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SUB- *ex. submandibular*
meaning less than or beneath
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SYM-, SYN- *ex. symbiosis*
meaning with or together
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TACHY- *ex. tachycardia*
meaning fast
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TRI- *ex. tribrachius*
meaning three
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ULTRA- *ex. ultrasonic*
meaning beyond
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XANTH- *ex. xanthemia*
meaning yellow
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CENTI-
1/100
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MILLI-
1/1000
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KILO-
1000

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