Chapter 3 - Prefixes Flashcards by Linnaea Grantham

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Define the prefix:

pre-

A

Before

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Define the prefix:

peri-

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Around

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Define the prefix:

post-

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After

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Define the prefix:

endo-, intra-

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In, within

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Define the prefix:

epi-

A

Above, upon

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Define the prefix:

hypo-

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Under, below, deficient

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Define the prefix:

infra-, sub-

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Under, below

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Define the prefix:

inter-

A

Between

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Define the prefix:

retro-

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Backward, behind

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Define the prefix:

bi-

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Two

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Define the prefix:

dipl-, diplo-

A

Double

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Define the prefix:

hemi-

A

One half

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Define the prefix:

hyper-

A

Excessive, above normal

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Define the prefix:

macro-

A

Large

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Define the prefix:

micro-

A

Small

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Define the prefix:

mono-, uni-

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One

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Define the prefix:

multi-, poly

A

Many, much

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Define the prefix:

quadri-

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Four

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Define the prefix:

tri-

A

Three

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Define the prefix:

ab-

A

from, away from

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Define the prefix:

ad-

A

Toward

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Define the prefix:

circum-, peri-

A

Around

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Define the prefix:

dia-, trans-

A

Through, across

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Define the prefix:

ecto-, exo-, extra-

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Outside, outward

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Define the prefix:

para-

A

Near, beside, beyond

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Define the prefix:

super-

A

Upper, above

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Define the prefix:

supra-

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Above, excessive, superior

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Define the prefix:

ultra-

A

Excess, beyond

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Define the prefix:

a-, an-

A

Without, not

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Define the prefix:

anti-, contra-

A

Against

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Define the prefix:

auto-

A

Self, own

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Define the prefix:

brady-

A

Slow

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Define the prefix:

dys-

A

Bad, painful, difficult

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Define the prefix:

eu-

A

Good, normal

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Define the prefix:

hetero-

A

Different

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Define the prefix:

homo-, homeo-

A

Same

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Define the prefix:

tachy-

A

Rapid

Q

What is it called?

Tipping back of an organ

A

Retroversion

Q

What is it called?

Pertaining to under the skin

A

Hypodermic

Q

What is it called?

Slow breathing

A

Bradypnea

Q

What is it called?

Pertaining to under the nose

A

Subnasal

Q

What is it called?

After surgery

A

Postoperative

Q

What is it called?

Pertaining to between the ribs

A

Intercostal

Q

What is it called?

Pertaining to (the area) above the stomach

A

Epigastric

Q

What is it called?

Pertaining to around the teeth

A

Periodontal

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What is it called?

Flow through (watery bowel movement)

A

Diarrhea

Q

What is it called?

One treatment

A

Monotherapy

Q

What is it called?

Above the kidney

A

Suprarenal

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What is it called?

Paralysis of one half of the body

A

Hemiplegia

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What is it called?

Paralysis of four limbs

A

Quadriplegia

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What is it called?

(Abnormally) large blood cell

A

Macrocyte

Q

What is it called?

Many fears

A

Polyphobia

Q

What is it called?

Difficult Digestion

A

Dyspepsia

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What is it called?

Tissue transplant from a different species

A

Heterograft

Q

What is it called?

Slow breathing

A

Bradypnea

Q

What is it called?

Against bacteria

A

Antibacterial

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What is it called?

Slow heartbeat

A

Bradycardia

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What is it called?

Prevents or relieves convulsions

A

Anticonvulsant

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What is it called?

Without a breast

A

Amastia

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What is it called?

Without sensation

A

Anesthesia

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What is it called?

Good or normal breathing

A

Eupnea

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What is it called?

Condition of fused fingers and toes

A

Tachyphasia

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What is it called?

Rapid heartbeat

A

Tachycardia

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What is it called?

Against conceiving

A

Contraception

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What is it called?

Tissue transplant from the same species

A

Homograft

Q

What is it called?

Difficult childbirth

A

Dystocia

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What is it called?

Formation of the same tissue

A

Homeoplasia