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Prefix Medical Terminology
Apart, separation, or reversal.
Example: dislocation (bones forced out of their normal joint position)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Related terms
- de-Away from, removal, or loss of.
- dextro-Right or right side.
- dia-Through, across, or apart.
- diplo-Double or twofold.
- dys-Difficult, painful, or abnormal.
- ecto-, exo-Outside or outer.
- ef-Out of or away from.
- en-In or inside.