Ch. 5 Medical Terminology - Prefixes Flashcards

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hyper-

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over, excessive, high

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hypo-

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under, below normal

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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brady-

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slow

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pre-

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before

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post-

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after, behind

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uni-

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one

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dipl-

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two, double

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null-

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none

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primi-

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first

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multi-

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many

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bi-

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two

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tri-

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three

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quad-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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quint-

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five

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sext-

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six

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sept-

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seven

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oct-

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eight

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nona-

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nine

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deca-

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ten

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semi-

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half; partial

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hemi-

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half; one sided

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ambi-

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both

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pan-

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all, entire

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to, toward

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de-

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down from, away

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circum-

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around, about

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across, through, beyond

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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supra-

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above, over

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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under, beneath

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infra-

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below, under

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para-

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near, beside, behond, apart from

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contra-

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against, opposite

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ecto-

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out, outside

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endo-

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within

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extra-

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outside, in addition

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intra-

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inside, within

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ipsi-

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same

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a-, 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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auto-

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self

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anti-

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against, opposed to

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dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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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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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad, abnormal