Ch. 5 Medical Terminology - Prefixes Flashcards
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hyper-
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over, excessive, high
2
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hypo-
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under, below normal
3
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tachy-
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rapid, fast
4
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brady-
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slow
5
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pre-
A
before
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post-
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after, behind
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uni-
A
one
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dipl-
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two, double
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null-
A
none
10
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primi-
A
first
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multi-
A
many
12
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bi-
A
two
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tri-
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three
14
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quad-
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four
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tetra-
A
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
19
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oct-
A
eight
20
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nona-
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nine
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deca-
A
ten
22
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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-
all, entire
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ab-
away from
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ad-
to, toward
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de-
down from, away
29
circum-
around, about
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peri-
around
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trans-
across, through, beyond
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epi-
above, upon, on
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supra-
above, over
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retro-
behind
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sub-
under, beneath
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infra-
below, under
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para-
near, beside, behond, apart from
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contra-
against, opposite
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ecto-
out, outside
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endo-
within
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extra-
outside, in addition
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intra-
inside, within
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ipsi-
same
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a-, an-
without, lack of
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ana-
up, back, again
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ante-
before, forward
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auto-
self
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anti-
against, opposed to
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dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
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eu-
easy, good, normal
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ex(o)-
outside, away from
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macro-
large
53
mal-
bad, abnormal
