Common Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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a-

A

without, lack of, none

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ab-

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away from

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abdomi(n)-

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abdomen

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ad-

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to, toward

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aden(o)-

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pertaining to a gland

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an-

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without, lack of

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angio-

A

vessel

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against, opposed to

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arteri(o)-

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artery

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arthro-

A

pertaining to a joint

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auto-

A

self

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bi-

A

two

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bi(o)-

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pertaining to life

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brady-

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slow

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cardi(o)-

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pertaining to the heart

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cephal(o)-

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pertaining to the head

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cerebr(o)-

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pertaining to the cerebrum, a part of the brain

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cervic(o)-

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pertaining to the neck or the uterine cervix

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chole-

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pertaining to a cartilage

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circum-

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around, about

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cost(o)-

A

pertaining to a rib

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cyan(o)-

A

blue

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cyst(o)-

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pertaining to the bladder or any fluid-containing sac

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cyt(o)-

A

pertaining to a cell

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de-

A

down from

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dermat(o)-

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pertaining to the skin

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di-

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twice, double

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dia-

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through, completely

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dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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ect(o)-

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out from

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electro-

A

pertaining to electricity

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end(o)-

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within

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enter(o)-

A

pertaining to intestines

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epi-

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upon, on

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erythr(o)-

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pertaining to red or erythrocytes (RBC’s)

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extra-

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outside, in addition

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gastr(o)-

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pertaining to the stomach

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glyc(o)-

A

sugar

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gynec(o)-

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pertaining to females or the female reproductive system

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hemat(o)-

A

pertaining to blood

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hemi-

A

half

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hem(o)-

A

pertaining to blood

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hepat(o)-

A

pertaining to the liver

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hydr(o)-

A

water

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hyper-

A

over, excessive

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hypo-

A

under, deficient

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hyster(o)-

A

pertaining to the uterus

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infra-

A

below

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

within

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iso-

A

equal

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latero-

A

side

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leuk(o)-

A

pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes (WBC’s)

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macro-

A

large

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mal-

A

bad or abnormal

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medi-

A

middle

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mega-

A

large

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mening(o)-

A

pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges

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micro-

A

small

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multi-

A

more than one, many

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myel(o)-

A

pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow, or myelin

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my(o)-

A

pertaining to muscle

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nas(o)-

A

pertaining to the nose

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ne(o)-

A

new

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nephr(o)-

A

pertaining to the kidney

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neur(o)-

A

pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system

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noct-

A

night

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oophor(o)-

A

pertaining to the ovary

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opthalm(o)-

A

pertaining to the eye

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ortho-

A

straight or normal

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oste(o)-

A

pertaining to the bone

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para-

A

by the side of

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path(o)-

A

pertaining to disease

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per-

A

through

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peri-

A

around

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phag(o)-

A

pertaining to eating, ingesting or engulfing

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pharyng(o)-

A

pertaining to the throat, or pharynx

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phleb(o)-

A

pertaining to a vein

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pneum(o)-

A

pertaining to respiration, the lungs, or air

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poly-

A

many

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post-

A

after, behind

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pre-

A

before

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primi-

A

first

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pro-

A

before, in front of

87
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proct(o)-

A

pertaining to the rectum

88
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psued(o)-

A

FALSE

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psych(o)-

A

pertaining to the mind

90
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pulm(o)-

A

pertaining to the lung

91
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quadr(i)-

A

four

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retr(o)-

A

backward or behind

93
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rhin(o)-

A

pertaining to the nose

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semi-

A

half or partial

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sub-

A

under, moderately

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super-

A

above, excessive, or more than normal

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supra-

A

above

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tachy-

A

fast

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thorac(o)-

A

pertaining to the chest

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trans-

A

across

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tri-

A

three

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uni-

A

one

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vas(o)-

A

vessel