Common prefixes Flashcards by Magi Hale

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A- An-
Anemia

A

without, lacking

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and/o-
androgen

A

male

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dys-
dyspnea

A

difficult; abnormal

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anti-
anticholinergic drugs

A

against

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auto-
autocrine

A

self

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dis-
dissection

A

separation; taking apart

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bio-
biology

A

life

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cyt/o-
cytokine, cytotoxic

A

cell

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chem/o-
chemotherapy

A

chemistry

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contra-
contraception, contraindicated

A

against

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eu-
eupnea

A

good; well

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fibr/o-
fibrosis

A

fiber

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somat/o-; somatico-
somatic cell

A

body; bodily

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gluco-; glyco-
glycogen

A

glucose, sugar

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re-
rejuvenation

A

again; backward

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Pharmaco-
Pharmacology

A

Drug/medicine

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Gyn/o-, Gynec-
Gynecology

A

Female

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Hydr/o-
Hydrocephalus

A

Water

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Pan- ; pant/o
Pancytopenia

A

All or everywhere
Pancytopenia = decreased # of all cells

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Idio-
Idiopathic

A

Self; one’s own

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Oxy-
Oxytocin

A

Sharp; acute; oxygen

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Neo-
Neonate

A

New

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Lyso-, Lys-
Lysosome

A

Breakdown; Destruction; dissolving

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Necr/o-
Necrosis

A

death
necrosis = cell/tissue death

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Myc/o-
mycetoma; mycosporidium

A

fungus