Common Prefixes Ch.1 Flashcards

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a-

A

Not

ex: aphasia

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an-

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Not

ex: anemia

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anti-

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Against

ex: antibiotics

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contra-

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Against

ex: contraceptive

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de-

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Down, away from

ex: dehydration

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ante-

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Before

ex: antepartum

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pre-

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Before

ex: precondition

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pro-

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Before, on behalf of

ex: probiotic

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brady-

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Slow

ex: bradycardia

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tachy-

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Fast

ex: tachycardia

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post-

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After

ex: postpartum

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re-

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Again

ex:rehabilitation

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ab-

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Away

ex: abduct

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ad-

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Toward

ex: adrenaline

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circum-

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Around

ex: circumcision

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Peri-

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Around

ex: pericardium

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dia-

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Through

ex: diagnostic

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trans-

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Through

ex: translate

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e-

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Out

ex: evoke

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ec-

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Out

ex: ectopic

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ex-

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Out

ex: exhale

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ecto-

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Outside

ex: ectoderm

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exo-

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Outside

ex: exoskeleton

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extra-

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Outside

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en-

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In, Inside

ex: enema

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endo-

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In, Inside

ex: endocrine

27
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intra-

A

In, Inside

ex: intravenous

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epi-

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Upon

ex: epididymus

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sub-

A

Beneath

ex: subcutaneous

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inter-

A

Between

ex: intercostal

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bi-

A

Two

ex: bilateral

32
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hemi-

A

Half

ex: hemiplegia

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semi-

A

Half

ex: semilunar

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hyper-

A

Over

ex: hyperthermia

35
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hypo-

A

Under

ex: hypothermia

36
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macro-

A

Large

ex: macrotia

37
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micro-

A

Small

ex: microdontia

38
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mono-

A

One

ex: monocyte

39
Q

Uni-

A

One

ex: unisex

40
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Oligo-

A

Few

ex: oligomenorrhea

41
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pan-

A

All

ex: pancytopenia

42
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poly-

A

Many

ex: polygraph

43
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multi-

A

Many

ex: multicellular

44
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con-

A

With, together

ex: congestion

45
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syn-

A

With, together

ex: syndrome

46
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sym-

A

With. together

ex: symmetry

47
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dys-

A

Bad

ex: dysentery

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eu-

A

Good

ex: euphoria

49
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a-, an-

A

no, not, without

50
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aut-, auto-

A

self, own

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dia-

A

complete, through

52
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endo-

A

within

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epi-

A

above, upon

54
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ex, exo-

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out, outside of, outward

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hyper-

A

excessive, above, more than normal

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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in-

A

into, in

58
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peri-

A

surrounding, around

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pro-

A

before, forward

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re-

A

back, backward, again

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retro-

A

behind

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sub-

A

below, under

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trans-

A

across, through