common medical prefixes Flashcards
1
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a-
A
without, away from
Ex: aphasia (speech)
2
Q
an-
A
without
ex: anoxia
3
Q
ante-
A
before, in front of
ex: antepartum (birth)
4
Q
anti-
A
against
ex: antibiotic
5
Q
auto-
A
self
ex: autograft
6
Q
brady-
A
slow
ex: bradycardia
7
Q
dys-
A
painful, difficult
ex: dyspnea
8
Q
endo-
A
within, inner
ex: endoscope
9
Q
epi-
A
upon, over
ex: epigastric
10
Q
eu-
A
normal, good
ex: eupena
11
Q
hetero-
A
different
ex: heterograft
12
Q
homo-
A
same
ex: homozygous
13
Q
hyper-
A
over, above
ex: hypertrophy
14
Q
hypo-
A
under, below
ex: hypoglossal
15
Q
infra-
A
under, beneath, below
ex: infraorbital
16
Q
inter-
A
among, between
ex: intervertebral
17
Q
intra-
A
within, inside
ex: intravenous
18
Q
macro-
A
large
19
Q
micro-
A
small
20
Q
neo-
A
new
21
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pan-
A
all
ex: pancarditis
22
Q
para-
A
beside, beyond, near
ex: paranasal
23
Q
per-
A
through
ex: percutanous
24
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peri-
A
around
ex: pericardial
25
post-
after
ex: postpartum
26
pre-
before, in front of
ex: prefrontal
27
pseudo-
false
28
retero-
backward, behind
29
sub
below, under
30
super-
above, excess
31
supra-
above
ex: suprapubic
32
tachy-
rapid, fast
33
trans-
through, across
34
ultra-
beyond, excess
