Common Prefixes Ch.1 Flashcards by Alysia Velasquez

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a-

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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

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intra-

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In, Inside

ex: intravenous

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epi-

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Upon

ex: epididymus

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sub-

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Beneath

ex: subcutaneous

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inter-

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Between

ex: intercostal

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bi-

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Two

ex: bilateral

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hemi-

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Half

ex: hemiplegia

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semi-

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Half

ex: semilunar

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hyper-

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Over

ex: hyperthermia

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hypo-

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Under

ex: hypothermia

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macro-

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Large

ex: macrotia

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micro-

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Small

ex: microdontia

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mono-

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One

ex: monocyte

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Uni-

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One

ex: unisex

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Oligo-

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Few

ex: oligomenorrhea

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pan-

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All

ex: pancytopenia

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poly-

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Many

ex: polygraph

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multi-

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Many

ex: multicellular

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con-

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With, together

ex: congestion

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syn-

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With, together

ex: syndrome

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sym-

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With. together

ex: symmetry

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dys-

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Bad

ex: dysentery

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eu-

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Good

ex: euphoria

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a-, an-

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no, not, without

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aut-, auto-

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self, own

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dia-

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complete, through

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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above, upon

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ex, exo-

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out, outside of, outward

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hyper-

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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-

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into, in

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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pro-

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before, forward

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re-

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back, backward, again

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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below, under

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trans-

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across, through