Common Prefix Flashcards
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a-
A
Without, away fom
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Prefix
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- added to the front of a term
- not all medical terms have a prefix
- when written by itself, it followed by a(n) hyphen (-)
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an-
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Without
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ante-
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Before, in front of
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anti-
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Against
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auto-
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Self
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Brady-
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Slow
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contra-
A
Against
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de-
A
Without
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dys-
A
Painful, difficult, abnormal
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endo-
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Within, inner
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epi-
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Upon, over
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eso-
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Inward
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eu-
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Normal, good
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ex-
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External, outward
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Exo-
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Outward
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extra-
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Outside of
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hetero-
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Different
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homo-
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Same
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hydro-
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Water
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hyper-
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Over, above
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hypo-
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Under, below
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in-
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Not, inward
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inter-
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Among, between
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intra-
Within, inside
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macro-
Large
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micro-
Small
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myo-
To shut
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neo-
New
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pan-
All
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para-
Beside, near, abnormal, two like parts of a pair
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per-
Through
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peri-
Around
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post-
After
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pre-
Before, in front of
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pro-
Before
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pseudo-
False
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retro-
Backward, behind
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sub-
Below, under
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supra-
Above
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tachy-
Fast
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trans-
Through, across
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Ultra-
Beyond, excess
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un-
Not
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Bi-
Two
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Hemi-
Half
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Mono-
One
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Multi-
Many
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Nulli-
None
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Poly-
Many
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Primi-
First
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Quadri-
Four
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Semi-
Partial, half
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Tetra-
Four
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Tri-
Three
