Ch 5 - Med. Terms. Common Prefixes Flashcards
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a-
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without, lack of
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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to, towards
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an-
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without, lack of
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ana-
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up, back, again
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against, opposed to
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auto-
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self
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bi-
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two
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brady-
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slow
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circum-
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around, about
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down from, away
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di-
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twice, double
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dia-
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through, completely
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dys-
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difficult, painful, abnormal
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ect(o)-
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out, outside
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end(o)-
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within
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epi-
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upon, over, above
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eu-
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easy, good, normal
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ex(o)-
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outside, away from
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extra-
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outside, in addition
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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over, excessive, high
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hypo-
under, below normal
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in-
in, into, not, without
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infra-
below, under
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inter-
between
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intra-
inside, within
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ipsi-
same
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iso-
equal
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad or abnormal
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mega-
large
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meta-
after, change
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micro-
small
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mono-
one, single
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multi-
many
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neo-
new
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noct-
night
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nulli-
none
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olig(o)-
little, deficient
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ortho-
straight or normal
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pan-
all, entire
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para-
near, beside, beyond, appart from
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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poly-
many
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before
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primi-
first
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pro-
before, in front of
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quadr(i)-
four
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re-
back
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retro-
backward, behind
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semi-
healf, partial
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sub-
under, below
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super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
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supra-
above, upper
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sym-
| syn-
together, joined
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tachy-
rapid, fast
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tetra-
four
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trans-
across, through, beyond
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tri-
three
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uni-
one
