Ch 1 - General Prefixes Flashcards

To master common med term prefix definitions

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ab-

A

away from

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ad-

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to; toward

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ante-

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before

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astr-

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star

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auto-

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self

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brady-

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slow

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ect-

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outside; outer

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en-

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within; in

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endo-

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within; inner

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epi-

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above; upon

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ex-

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out; outer

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hemi-

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half

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infra-

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below; inferior

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inter-

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between; among

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intra-

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within

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iso-

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same; equal

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macro-

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large

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meta-

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change; after; beyond

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micro-

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small

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multi-

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many

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neo-

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new

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pan-

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all

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para-

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near; beside

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peri-

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around; surrounding

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before

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retro-

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behind; backward

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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below; under

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super-

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above; over; excess

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supra-

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above; on top of

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sym-

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with; association

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syn-

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together; with; union

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tachy-

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fast

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a-; an-; ana-

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no; not; without

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against; opposite

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non-

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not

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bi-

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two; double; both

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centi-

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hundred; hundredth

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dec-

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ten

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milli-

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one thousandth

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quadr-

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four

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tri-

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three

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uni-

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one

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carcin-

A

cancerous

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dys-

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difficult; painful

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hyper-

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above; excessive

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hypo-

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deficient; below

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mal-

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bad; poor; abnormal