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Prefix Routine Blood Collections

Bad, poor, or abnormal.

Example: malnutrition (poor or unbalanced nutrition)

Sources

• Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
• Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 21 Key Terms · OpenStax

Terms built with mal-

• malpracticeNegligence by a professional: care below the accepted standard of the profession that injures the patient.

Related terms

• inter-Between.
• intra-Within or inside.
• iso-Equal or the same.
• macro-Large.
• mega-, megalo-Large or great.
• meso-Middle.
• meta-Change, after, or beyond.
• micro-Small.

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