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1
Q

An

A

Without (anorexia)

2
Q

Ab

A

From, off, away from (abnormal)

3
Q

Ambi

A

Both (ambidextrous)

4
Q

Ana

A

Excessive (anadipsia)

5
Q

Anti

A

Against (antiseptic)

6
Q

Bi

A

Twice or two (bilateral)

7
Q

Brady

A

Slow (bradycardia)

8
Q

Co

A

Together (cohabitation)

9
Q

Con

A

Together (concurrent)

10
Q

Contra

A

Against, opposite (contraindication)

11
Q

Counter

A

Against (counteract)

12
Q

Crypto

A

Hidden or undescended (cryptorchid)

13
Q

De

A

Remove from (denude)

14
Q

Dis

A

Denoting separation (dislocation)

15
Q

Dys

A

Denoting pain, difficulty (dysuria)

16
Q

En

A

Inside (encephalomyelitis)

17
Q

Endo

A

Within, inward (endotoxin)

18
Q

Epi

A

Upon, outer (epidermis)

19
Q

Eu

A

Normal, (eupeptic)

20
Q

Ex

A

Outside, from (exudate)

21
Q

Hemo

A

Pertaining to blood (hemoglobin)

22
Q

Hetero

A

Unlike (heterozygote)

23
Q

Homo

A

Likeness (homozygote)

24
Q

Hydro

A

Water (hydrocephalic)

25
Q

Hyper

A

Above, over, excessive (hyperesthesia)

26
Q

Hypo

A

Less, below, insufficient (hypo-cephalic)

27
Q

Im

A

Not (imperforate)

28
Q

In

A

Not (infertile)

29
Q

Inter

A

Between (intercellular)

30
Q

Intra

A

Inside, within, into (intravenous)

31
Q

Intro

A

Into, within (intro-gastric)

32
Q

Macro

A

Large, able to see to see with the naked eye (macroparasite)

33
Q

Micro

A

Small, microscopic

34
Q

Meta

A

Transformation (metamorphosis)

35
Q

Multi

A

Many

36
Q

Neo

A

Young, new, recent

37
Q

Peri

A

Around (pericardium)

38
Q

Photo

A

Pertaining to light

39
Q

Poly

A

Many

40
Q

Post

A

Behind or after

41
Q

Pre

A

Before

42
Q

Pseudo

A

False (pseudohermaphrodite)

43
Q

Pyo

A

Pus, purulent (pyometra)

44
Q

Thermo

A

Heat

45
Q

Trans

A

Across, through (transfusion)

46
Q

A

A

Without or lack of (afebrile)