Chapter 3 Understanding Prefixes Flashcards
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a-
A
Without, absence of
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ab-
A
Away from
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bi-
A
Two
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Endo-
A
Within
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Hyper-
A
Excessive, abnormally high, above
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Hypo-
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Deficiency, abnormally low, bellow
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Intra-
A
Within
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Post-
A
To follow after
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Pre-
A
To come before
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Sub-
A
Under, beneath, bellow
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What prefix means?
A
fix
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Aphasia
A
Absence of speak
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Con-
A
Together, with or jointly
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Contra-
A
Counter or against
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Contra conception
A
Against conception or birth
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Meta-
A
After or change
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Anti-
A
Without or absence of
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Metabolism
A
The process by which the food are changed into energy
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Conjoined
A
When twins are joined together
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Aphasia
A
The absence of speak
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ambi-
A
Both
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Ambidextrous
A
Ability to use both hands
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Biofocal
A
Pertaining to two focal points as glasses for close vision and far vision
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Cuspis-
A
A point
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Bicus
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Cusp
Pointed flat that forms a heart valve
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Bicuspid
Refers to a heart with two cusps
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Bilateral
Pertaining to two sides
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di-
Double
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Diplegia
Double paralysis
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Dipl-
Double
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Diplopia
Double vision
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hemi-
Half
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Hemiplegia
Paralysis of half of the body
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Mono
One
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Monoplegia
Paralysis of one limb or muscle group
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Multi-
Many
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Multipolar neuron
Is a nerve cell that includes many branches
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Multipara
Means has given birth many times
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Nulli-
Never
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Nullipara
Never having pregnant
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Pan-
All
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Paranasal
Sinuses on one or both sides of the nose
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Poly-
Excessive, over, or many
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Polyphagia
Excessive eating
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Polydipsia
Excessive thirst
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Polyuria
Excessive production of urine
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Polyarteritis
Inflammation of many medium and small arteries where they branch
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Primi-
First
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Primipara
A woman who has given birth for the first time is a primipara
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Gravid-
Pregnant
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Primigravida
A woman who is pregnant for first time
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Quadri-
Four
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Quadriplegia
Paralysis of four limbs
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Tetra-
Four
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Semi-
Half or partial
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Semiconscious
Partially conscious
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Tripara
A woman who has given birth three times
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Tricuspid
Valve of the heart containing three cups, to pointed flaps
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Uni-
One
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Unipara
Woman has given birth to one child
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An-
Away from
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Ad-
Toward
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Ana-
Up, toward
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Nat-
Birth
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Prenatal or antenatal
Before or to come before
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Dialysis
Procedure that filters blood as it moves through a machine a procedure that temporarily replaces the normal function of the kidneys
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Dia-
Through
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-lysis
To loose or disolve
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Dis-
Apart or away
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Dislocated
Apart or away from its normal position in the body
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Ec- or ecto-
Outside or out
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Ectopic pregnancy
The fertilized egg implants somewhere outside the uterus
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Endogastric
Within the stomach
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Ep- and epi-
Upon, over, above, or on top
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Epidermis
Is the outermost layer of skin
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Esotropia
Condition in which an eye is turned inward
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Eso-
Inward
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-tropia
Condition of turning
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Ex- or exo-
Outside or away from
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Exotropia
The eye is turned away from its normal position
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Extra-
Outside
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Extracellular
Outside the cell
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Extracorporal
Outside the body
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Extrauterine
Outside the uterus
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Infer-
Below or inferior
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Inter-
Between
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Intervertebral
A position between the vertebrae
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Intra-
Within
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Intracellular
Within the cell
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Intrauterine
Within the uterus
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Intradermal
Within the skin
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Para-
Alongside or abnormal
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Paracusis
Abnormal hearing or a disorder in hearing
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Peri-
Around
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Pericardium
Membrane that covers the area around the heart
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Post-
To follow after
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Postpartum
To follow after birth
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Postnatal or postpartum
To follow after birth
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Sub- and hypo-
Below
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Hypodermis
Area below the skin
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Subcutaneous
Below the skin
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Super- and Supra-
Above or superior
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Supraorbital
Area above an eye orbit
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Sym- and syn-
Together or joined
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Symptom
Form to estimate of a disease
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Syndrome
Is a group of symptoms or signs that occur together
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Exo-
Outside, away from
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Abduction
Away from the midline of the body
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Ectopic
Pregnancy in which the fertilized egg implants somewhere outside the uterus
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Aseptic
Sterile or pretending to without pathogenic organism
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Asymptomatic
Pertaining to not having symptoms
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Anoxia
Without oxigen
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An-
Without
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Brady-
Slow
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Bradycardia
Abnormally slow heart rate
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Bradykinesia
Slow motion
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Kinesi/o
Motion
119
Circum-
Around
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Circumcision
Process of cutting around the base of the foreskin to remove it from the penis
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Dys-
Bad, abnormal, painful or diffoculty
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Dyslexia
It’s a learning disability involving impaired reading, spelling and writing ability
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Eu-
Normal or good
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Eupnea
Normal or good breathing
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Pnea
Breath
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Euthyroid
Good or normal thyroid
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Thyroid
Endocrine gland of the neck
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Heter- or hetero-
Different
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Heterosexual
Person that prefers to have sex with someone of a gender different from themselves
