Ch 4 Prefixes Flashcards

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a-

an-

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no, not, without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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ana-

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up, apart

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self, own

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down

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con-

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with

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down, lack of

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dia-

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through, complete

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dys-

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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

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ec-

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out, outside

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endo-

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in, within

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epi-

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upon, on, above

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eu-

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good, normal

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ex-

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out, outside

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, above

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hypo-

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deficient, under

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in-

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not

ex: insomniac

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in-

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into, within

ex: incision

25
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infra-

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beneath, under

ex: infracostal

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inter-

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between

ex: intercostal

27
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intra-

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in, within, into

ex: intravenous

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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meta-

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beyond, change

31
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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

33
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pan-

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all

34
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para-

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abnormal

beside, near

35
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per-

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through

ex: percutaneous

36
Q

peri-

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surrounding

ex: pericardium

37
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poly-

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many, much

ex: polyneuritis

38
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post-

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after, behind

ex: postmortem

39
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pre-

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before, in front of

ex: precancerous

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pro-

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before, forward

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pros-

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before, forward

42
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re-

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back, again

43
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retro-

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behind, backward

44
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sub-

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under

45
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supra-

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above, upper

46
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syn-

sym-

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together, with

47
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tachy-

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fast

48
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trans-

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across, through

49
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ultra-

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beyond, excess

50
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uni-

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one