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Chapter 2 - Prefixes Flashcards

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Ab-

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Away from

Abduct - to draw away from a position

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a-

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Without

Asepsis - without living organisms

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Ad-

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Toward, To

Adduct - to draw toward the body, as a limb

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Ambi-

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Both, Around

Ambidextrous - having ability on both the right and left sides

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An-

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Without

Anencephalic - without a brain

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Ante-

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Before

Antemortem - before death

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Anti

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Against

Antibacterial - preventing the growth of bacteria

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Apo-

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Derived, Seperated

Apobiosis - death of a part of a living organism

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Aut (o)-

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Self

Autoimmune - against an individual’s own tissue

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Bi-

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Twice, Double

Biparous - bearing two young

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Brachy-

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Short

Brachyesophagus - abnormally short esophagus

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Brady

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Slow

Bradycardia - abnormally slow heartbeat

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Circum-

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Around

Circumoral - around the mouth

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Contra-

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Against

Contraindicated - not recommended

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De-

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Away from

Demyelination - loss of myelin

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Dys-

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Abnormal; Difficult

Dysfunctional - functioning abnormally

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Ect (o)-

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Outside

Ectopic - occurring outside the normal place, as a pregnancy occurring outside of the uterus

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End (o)-

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Within

Endoabdominal - within the abdomen

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Epi-

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Over

Epicondyle - Projection over or near the condyle

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Eu-

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Well, Good, Normal

Eupepsia - normal digestion

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Ex-

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Out of, Away from

Exhale - breathe out

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Exo-

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External, on the outside

Exogenous - produced outside of the organism

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Extra-

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Without, outside of

Extracorporeal - outside of the body

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Hemi-

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Half

Hemiplegia - paralysis on one side of the body

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Hyper-

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Above normal; Overly

Hyperactive - abnormally restless and inattentive

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Hypo-

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Below normal

Hypoglycemia - low blood sugar

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Infra-

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Positioned beneath

Infrasternal - below the sternum

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Inter-

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Between

Interdental - between the teeth

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Intra-

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Within

Intramuscular - within the substance of the muscles

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Iso-

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Equal, same

Isometric - of the same dimensions

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Mal-

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Bad; Inadequate

Malabsorption - inadequate absorption

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Meg (a)-

Megal (o)-

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Large

Megacephaly - abnormal enlargement of the head

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Mes (o)-

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Middle, Median

Mesoderm - the middle layer of the skin

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Meta-

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After

Metacarpus - bones attached to the carpus

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Micr (o)-

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Small, Microscopic

Microplasia - stunted growth, as in dwarfism

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Mon (o)-

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Single

Monomania - Obsession with a single thought or idea

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Multi-

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Many

Multiarticular - involving many joints

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Olig (o)-

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Few; Little; Scanty

Oligospermia - low sperm count

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Pan-

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All, Entire

Panarthritis - arthritis involving all joints

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Par (a)-

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Beside; Abnormal; Involving two parts

Parakinesia - motor abnormality

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Peri-

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Around, About, Near

Periappendicitis - inflammation of the tissue surrounding the appendix

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Pluri-

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Several, More

Pluriglandular - of several glands

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Poly-

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Many

Polyarteritis - inflammation of the number of arteries

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Post-

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After, Following

Postmortem - after death

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Pre-

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Before

Prenatal - before birth

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Pro-

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Before, Forward

Prodrome - a symptom or group of symptoms that occurs before a disease shows up

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Quandra-

Quandri-

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Four

Quadriplegia - Paralysis of all four limbs

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Re-

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Again, Backward

Reflux - backward flow

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Retro-

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Behind, Backward

Retroversion - a turning backward, as of the uterus

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Semi-

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Half

Semicomatose - Drowsy ad inactive, but not in a full coma

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Sub-

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Less than, Under, Inferior

Subcutaneous - beneath the skin

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Super-

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More than, Above, Superior

Superacute - more acute

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Supra-

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Above, Over

Supramaxillary - above the maxilla

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Syn-

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Together

Symbiosis - mutual interdependence

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Tachy-

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Fast

Tachycardia - rapid heartbeat

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Trans-

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Across, Through

Transocular - across the eye

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Ultra-

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Beyond, Excessive

Ultrasonic - relating to energy waves of higher frequency than sound waves

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Un-

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Not

Unconscious - not conscious

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Uni-

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One

Uniglandular - involving only one gland

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Ana-

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Up

Anaphylactic - exaggerated reaction to an antigen or toxin

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