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PREFIXES. 



PKEFIXES. 



NOTE. A prefix is a significant particle placed before a word, or a root, in 

 order to modify its meaning. As the constituent part of a word, a prefix can be 

 readily separated and defined. Note. In the examples the prefixes are printed in 

 italics. 



In medical compound terms, a prefix is very frequently formed from an inde- 

 pendent word, and made to end in o, followed by a hyphen, which prefix then 

 indicates ' connection or association with,' or ' relation to,' the second term of the 

 compound; thus, cerebro-spinal is an adjective which indicates ' connection or associa- 

 tion with ' the brain and spine. 



The word-prefixes in o will be generally found in their proper places in the body of 

 the work. Only a few omitted ones are given in the following list of prefixes. 



a (AS.), at ; in ; on : ahead, at the head ; asleep, in sleep ; aground, 



on ground ; aware = Beware (AS. ge). 

 a, with its forms ab, abs (L.), from ; away from : avoid, to part from ; 



