Chapter 2, Prefixes, page 24-27 Flashcards

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A-

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Without Asepsis [ā-SEP-sis], Without living organisms

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Ab-, abs-,

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Away from Abduct [ab-DUKT], to draw away from a position

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Ad-

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Toward, to Adduct, to draw towards 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 (said of the hands)

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An-

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Without Anencephalic [an-en-se-FAL-ik], Without a brain

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Ana-

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Up, toward

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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, separate

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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 [BIP-a-rus], Bearing two young

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Brachy-

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Short

Brachyesophagus [BRAK-ē-e-sof-a-gus], abnormally short of esophagus

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Brady-

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Slow

Bradycardia [brad-ē-KAR-dē-a], Abnormally slow heartbeat

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Cata-

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Down

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Circum-

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Around

Circumoral, around the mouth

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Co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-

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Together

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Contra-

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Against

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De-

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Away from

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Di-, dif-, dir-, dis-

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Not, separated

Disarticulation [dis-ar-tik-yū-LĀ-shun], Amputation of a joint

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Dia-

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Through

Diaplacental [dī-a-pla-SEN-tal], passing through the placenta

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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 [ek-TOP-ik], 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 [EN-dō-ab-DOM-i-nal], within the abdomen

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Epi-

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Over

Epicondyle [ep-i-KON-dil], Projection over or near the condyle

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Eu-
Well, good, normal Eupepsia [yū-PEP-sē-a], Normal digestion
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Ex-
Out of, away from Exhale, breathe out
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Exo-
External, on the outside Exogenous [eks-OJ-e-nus], produced outside of the organism
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Extra-
Without, outside of Extracorporeal [eks-tra-kōr-PO-rē-al], Outside of the body
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Hemi-
Half
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Hyper-
Above normal; overly Hyperactive, abnormally restless and inattentive
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Hypo-
Below normal Hypoglycemia [hī-pō-glī-SĒ-mē-a], low blood pressure
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Infra-
Positioned beneath Infasternal [in-fra-STER-nal], below the sternum
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Inter-
Between Interdental, between the teeth
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Intra-
Within Intramuscular [IN-tra-MUS-kyū-lar], within the substance of the muscles
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Iso-
Equal, same Isometric [ī-sō-MET-rik], of the same dimensions
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Mal-
Bad, inadequate Malabsorption, inadequate absorption
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Meg(a)-, megal(o)-
Large Megacephaly [meg-a-SEF-a-lē], abnormal enlargement of the head
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Mes(o)-
Middle, median Mesoderm, the middle layer of the skin
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Meta-
After
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Micr(o)-
Small, microscopic
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Mon(o)-
Single Monomania, obsession with a single thought or idea
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Multi-
Many
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Olig(o)-
Few; little; scanty Oligospermia [ol-i-go-SPER-mē-a], low sperm count
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Pan-, pant(o)-
All, entire Panarthritis, arthritis involving all joints
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Par(a)-
Beside; abnormal; involving two parts
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Per-
Through, intensely Peraxillary [per-AK-si-lar-ē], Through the axilla
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Peri-
Around, about, near Periappendicitis [PER-ē-pen-di-SĪ-tis], Inflammation of the tissue surrounding the appendix
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Pluri-
Several, more Pluriglandular [plū-ri-GLAN-dū-lar], of several glands
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Poly-
Many Polyarteritis [pol-ē-ar-ter-Ī-tis], inflammation of a number of arteries
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Post-
After, following Postmortem, after death
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Pre-
Before Prenatal, before birth
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Pro-
Before, forward Prodrome [PRO-drom], a symptom or group of symptoms that occurs before a disease shows up
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Quadra- Quadri-
Four Quadriplegia, paralysis of all four limbs
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Re-
Again, backward Reflux, backward flow
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Retro-
Behind, backward retroversion [re-tro-VER-shun], a turning backward, as of the uterus
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Semi-
Half
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Sub-
Less than, under, inferior
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Super-
More than, above, superior
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Supra-
Above, over supramaxillary [su-pra-MAK-si-lar-e], above the maxilla
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Syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
Together symbiosis [sim-be-O-sis], mutual interdependence
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Tachy-
Fast tachycardia [TAK-i-KAR-de-a], rapid heartbeat
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Trans-
Across, through
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Ultra-
Beyond, excessive Ultrasonic, relating to energy waves of higher frequency than sound waves
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Un-
Not Unconscious, not conscious
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Uni-
One Uniglandular, involving only one gland
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Without
A-
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Away from
Ab-, abs-,
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Toward, to
Ad-
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Both, around
Ambi-
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Without
An-
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Up, toward
Ana-
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Before
Ante-
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Against
Anti-
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Derived, separate
Apo-
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Self
Aut(o)-
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Twice, double
Bi-
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Short
Brachy-
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Slow
Brady-
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Down
Cata-
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Around
Circum-
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Together
Co-, col-, com-, con-, cor-
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Against
Contra-
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Away from
De-
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Not, separated
Di-, dif-, dir-, dis-
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Through
Dia-
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Abnormal; difficult
Dys-
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Outside
Ect(o)-
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Within
End(o)-
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Over
Epi-
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Well, good, normal
Eu-
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Out of, away from
Ex-
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External, on the outside
Exo-
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Without, outside of
Extra-
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Half
Hemi-
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Above normal; overly
Hyper-
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Below normal
Hypo-
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Positioned beneath
Infra-
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Between
Inter-
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Within
Intra-
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Equal, same
Iso-
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Bad, inadequate
Mal-
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Large
Meg(a)-, megal(o)-
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Middle, median
Mes(o)-
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After
Meta-
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Small, microscopic
Micr(o)-
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Single
Mon(o)-
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Many
Multi-
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Few; little; scanty
Olig(o)-
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All, entire
Pan-, pant(o)-
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Beside; abnormal; involving two parts
Par(a)-
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Through, intensely
Per-
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Around, about, near
Peri-
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Several, more
Pluri-
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Many
Poly-
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After, following
Post-
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Before
Pre-
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Before, forward
Pro-
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Four
Quadra- Quadri-
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Again, backward
Re-
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Behind, backward
Retro-
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Half
Semi-
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Less than, under, inferior
Sub-
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More than, above, superior
Super-
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Above, over
Supra-
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Together
Syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-
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Fast
Tachy-
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Across, through
Trans-
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Beyond, excessive
Ultra-
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Not
Un-
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One
Uni-