CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY - PREFIXES Flashcards
1
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ab-
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away from, negative, absent
2
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ad-
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toward, to, in the direction of
3
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dextro-
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right side
4
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sinistro-
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left side
5
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ex-
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out of, outside, away from
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in-
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in, into, not, without
7
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macro-
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large, abnormal size, long
8
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micro-
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small
9
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mega-, megalo-
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large, great
10
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oligo-
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scanty, few
11
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post-
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after, behind
12
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
13
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eu-
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good, normal, well, easy
14
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inter-
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between, among
15
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intra-
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within, inside
16
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super-, supra-
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above, excessive
17
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a-, an-
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without, not
18
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epi-
A
above
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exo-
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out of, outside, away from
20
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end-, endo-
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in, within, inside
