A&P Chapter 4 - Prefixes Flashcards

1
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carp/o

A

wrist bones

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2
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cis/o

A

cut

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3
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cost/o

A

rib

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4
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cutane/o

A

skin

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5
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dactyl/o

A

fingers, toes

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6
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duct/o

A

lead, carry

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7
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flex/o

A

bend

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8
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furc/o

A

branching

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9
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gloss/o

A

tongue

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10
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glyc/o

A

sugar

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11
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immun/o

A

protection

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12
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morph/o

A

shape, form

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13
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mort/o

A

death

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14
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nat/i

A

birth

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15
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norm/o

A

rule, order

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16
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ox/o

A

oxygen

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17
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pub/o

A

pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone

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18
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seps/o

A

sepsis

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19
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somn/o

A

sleep

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20
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son/o

A

sound

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21
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tens/o

A

force, strain, stretch

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22
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the/o

A

put, place

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23
Q

thel/o or theli/o

A

nipple

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24
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thyr/o

A

thyroid gland; shield (the shape of the thyroid gland resembled [-oid] a shield to those who named it)

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25
Q

top/o

A

place, position, location

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26
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trache/o

A

windpipe, trachea

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27
Q

urethr/o

A

urethra

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28
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-crine

A

secrete

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29
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-drome

A

run

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30
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-fusion

A

coming together; to pour

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31
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-gen

A

substance that produces

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32
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-lapse

A

slide, fall, sag

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33
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-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, separation

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34
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-meter

A

measure

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35
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-mission

A

send

36
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-or

A

one who

37
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-oxia

A

oxygen

38
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-partum

A

birth, labor

39
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a- or an-

A

no, not, without

40
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ab-

A

away from

41
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ad-

A

toward

42
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ana-

A

up, apart

43
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ante-

A

before, forward

44
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anti-

A

against

45
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auto-

A

self, own

46
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bi-

A

two

47
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brady-

A

slow

48
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cata-

A

down

49
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con-

A

with, together

50
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contra-

A

against, opposite

51
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de-

A

down, lack of

52
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dia-

A

through, complete

53
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dys-

A

abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

54
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ec-

A

out, outside

55
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endo-

A

in, within

56
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epi-

A

upon, on, above

57
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eu-

A

good, normal

58
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ex-

A

out, outside

59
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hemi-

A

half

60
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hyper-

A

excessive, above

61
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hypo-

A

deficient, under

62
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in-

A

not or into, within

63
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infra-

A

beneath, under

64
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inter-

A

between

65
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intra-

A

in, within, into

66
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macro-

A

large

67
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mal-

A

bad

68
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meta-

A

beyond, change

69
Q

micro-

A

small

70
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neo-

A

new

71
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pan-

A

all

72
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para-

A

abnormal, beside, near

73
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per-

A

through

74
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peri-

A

surrounding

75
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poly-

A

many, much

76
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post-

A

after, behind

77
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pre-

A

before, in front of

78
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pro- or pros-

A

before, forward

79
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re-

A

back, again

80
Q

retro-

A

behind, backward

81
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sub-

A

under

82
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supra-

A

above, upper

83
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syn- or sym-

A

together, with

84
Q

tachy-

A

fast

85
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trans-

A

across, through

86
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ultra-

A

beyond, excess

87
Q

uni-

A

one