Chapter 4 Prefixes Flashcards

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ab

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away from

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a, an

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no, not, without

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ad

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toward; near

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ana

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up apart

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ante

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before; forward

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anti

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against

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bi

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two; both

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brady

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slow

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con

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with; together

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dia

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complete

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dys

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bad; painful

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ec

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out; outside

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epi

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above, upon

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hemi

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half

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hyper

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excessive, too much

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hypo

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deficient, too little

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ex

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out

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extra

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outside of

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in

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in, into

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endo

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within, in, inner

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high blood pressure is _________tension

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hyper

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Mass of blood above the membrane surrounding the brain is an ___dural hematoma

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epi

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A pregnancy that is usually located in a Fallopian tube is an ___topic pregnancy

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ec

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condition of excessive blood sugar is ___emia

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hypergly

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condition of deficient blood sugar is _______emia

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hypoglyc

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Gland that secrete hormones within the body are _____crine glands

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endo

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Increase in development often casued by overuse of a muscle or organ is hyper____

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Trophy

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Paralysis of half of the body related to a stroke is ____plegia

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hemi

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intra

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in, into

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mal

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bad

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para

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beside; near

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peri

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surrounding

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poly

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many; much

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inter

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between

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meta

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change; beyond

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neo

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new

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post

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after

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ultra

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beyond

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pre

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before

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pro

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before; forward

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quadri

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four

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sub

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under; less than

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tachy

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fast

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uni

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one

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re

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back; behind

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retro

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back; behind

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syn

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with; together

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tri

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three

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subscapular

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pertaining to under the scapula

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transabdominal

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pertaining to across or through the abdomen

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retroperitoneal

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pertaining to behind the peritonium

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subcutaneous

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pertaining to under the skin

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intervertebral

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pertaining to between the vertebrae

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dys and mal both mean

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bad

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hypo and sub both mean

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under

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epi and hyper both mean

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above

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con and syn both mean

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with

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ultra and meta both mean

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beyond

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ec and extra both mean

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outside

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endo intra and in all mean

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within

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post, re , retro all mean

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behind

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uni mean

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one

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bi means

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two

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tri means

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three