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
hypoglyc
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Gland that secrete hormones within the body are _____crine glands
endo
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Increase in development often casued by overuse of a muscle or organ is hyper____
Trophy
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Paralysis of half of the body related to a stroke is ____plegia
hemi
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intra
in, into
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mal
bad
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para
beside; near
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peri
surrounding
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poly
many; much
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inter
between
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meta
change; beyond
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neo
new
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post
after
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ultra
beyond
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pre
before
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pro
before; forward
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quadri
four
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sub
under; less than
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tachy
fast
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uni
one
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re
back; behind
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retro
back; behind
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syn
with; together
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tri
three
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subscapular
pertaining to under the scapula
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transabdominal
pertaining to across or through the abdomen
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retroperitoneal
pertaining to behind the peritonium
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subcutaneous
pertaining to under the skin
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intervertebral
pertaining to between the vertebrae
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dys and mal both mean
bad
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hypo and sub both mean
under
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epi and hyper both mean
above
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con and syn both mean
with
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ultra and meta both mean
beyond
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ec and extra both mean
outside
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endo intra and in all mean
within
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post, re , retro all mean
behind
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uni mean
one
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bi means
two
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tri means
three
