Chapter 3 - Prefixes Flashcards
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Q
pre-
A
before
2
Q
peri-
A
around
3
Q
post-
A
after
4
Q
endo-
A
within
5
Q
inter-
A
between
6
Q
epi-
A
above
7
Q
hypo-
A
below
8
Q
infra-
A
below
9
Q
sub-
A
below
10
Q
intra-
A
within
11
Q
retro-
A
behind
12
Q
bi-
A
two
13
Q
dipl-
dipl/o-
diplo-
A
double
14
Q
hemi-
A
half
15
Q
hyper-
A
excessive
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Q
macro-
A
large
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Q
micro-
A
small
18
Q
mono-
A
- one
- single
19
Q
uni-
A
- one
- single
20
Q
multi-
A
many
21
Q
poly-
A
many
22
Q
quadri-
A
four
23
Q
tri-
A
three
24
Q
ab-
A
away from
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ad-
toward
26
circum-
around
27
peri-
around
28
dia-
- through
- across
29
trans-
- through
- across
30
ecto-
outside
31
exo-
outside
32
extra-
outside
33
para-
beside
34
super-
- upper
- above
35
supra-
- upper
- above
36
ultra-
- upper
- above
37
a-
without
38
an-
without
39
anti-
against
40
contra-
against
41
auto-
self
42
brady-
slow
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dys-
bad
44
eu-
- good
- normal
45
hetero-
different
46
homo-
same
47
homeo-
same
48
tachy-
fast
49
interostal
between the ribs
50
bradycardia
slow heart rate
51
intramuscular
within the muscle
52
polyphobia
having many fears
53
eupnea
normal breathing
54
antibacterial
against bacteria
55
heterograft
a graft from another "like" species
56
bilateral
two-sided
57
epidermis
top layer of skin
58
epigastric
above the stomach
59
postoperative
after surgery
