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Intro to Vet Term: Prefixes Flashcards

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A-

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meaning: no, not, without
example: scholia (lack or absence of bile secretion)

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AN-

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meaning: no, not, without
example: analgesic (relieving pain)

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ANA-

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meaning: up, apart
example: anabasis (the stage of increase in a disease)

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ANTI-

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meaning: against
example: antibody (immune body that fights foreign substances)

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AUTO-

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meaning: self
example: autonomic (not subject to. voluntary control)

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BI-

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meaning: two
example: bilateral (pertaining to both sides)

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BRADY-

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meaning: deficient, under
example: bradycardia (abnormally slow heartbeat)

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CHLORO-

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meaning: green
example: chroma (malignant, green-colored tumor)

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CHROMO-

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meaning: color
example: chromohidrosis (secretion of color and sweat)

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CO-

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meaning: with, together
example: cohort (a group with a characteristic acquired at the same time)

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COM-

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meaning: with, together
example: communicability (ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts)

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CON-

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meaning: with, together
example: contagious (capable of being transmitted from host to host)

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CYANO-

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meaning: blue
example: cyanosis (bluish skin and mucosal discoloration)

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DE-

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meaning: down, lack of
example: dehydration (lack of water)

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DECI-

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meaning: one-tenth
example: deciliter (one tenth of a liter)

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DI-

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meaning: two
example: diataxia (affecting both sides of the body)

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DIA-

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meaning: through, between, apart, across, completely
example: diarrhea (rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestines)

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DYS-

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meaning: bad, painful
example: dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing)

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ERYTHRO-

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meaning: red
example: erythrocyte (red blood cell)

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HEMI-

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meaning: half
example: hemihypotonia (diminished muscle tone on one side of the body)

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HEXA-

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meaning: six
example: hexavitamin (preparation of six vitamins)

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HYPER-

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meaning: excessive, above
example: hypertension (persistently high blood pressure)

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HYPO-

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meaning: below, deficient
example: hypoglycemia (abnormally low level of sugar in the blood)

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LEUKO-

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meaning: white
example: leukoencephalitis (inflammation of white brain substances)

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MACRO-

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meaning: large
example: macroglossia (excessive size of the tongue)

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MAL-

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meaning: bad
example: malignant (tanding to worsen and cause death)

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MELANO-

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meaning: black
example: melanotrichia (abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair)

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META-

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meaning: change, beyond
example: metamorphosis (change of structure or shape)

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MICRO-

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meaning: small
example: micromastia (abnormal smallness of the mammary gland)

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MONO-

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meaning: one, single
example: monogerminal (developed from a single ovum)

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MULTI-

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meaning: many
example: multiarticular (pertaining to or affecting many joints)

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NEO-

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meaning: new
example: neonate (a newborn animal)

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PAN-

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meaning: all
example: pandemic (a widespread epidemic)

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PENT-

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meaning: five
example: pentadactyl (having five digits)

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POLY-

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meaning: many, much
example: polychromatic (many-colored)

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PSEUDO-

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meaning: false
example: pseudopregnancy (false pregnancy)

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QUADR-

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meaning: four
example: quadrilocular (having four cavities)

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SUB-

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meaning: less than, beneath
example: subclinical (without clinical manifestations)

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SYM-, SYN-

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meaning: with, together
example: symbiosis (mutually reinforcing)

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TACHY-

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meaning: fast
example: tachycardia (abnormally fast heartbeat)

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TRI-

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meaning: three
example: tribrachius (monster with three forelimbs)

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ULTRA-

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meaning: beyond
example: ultrasonic (beyond the audible range)

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XANTH-

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meaning: yellow
example: anthemia (presence of yellow coloring matter in the blood)

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AB-

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meaning: away from
example: abduct (to draw away)

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AD-

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meaning: toward, near
example: adduct (to draw toward)

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ANTE-

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meaning: before; forward
example: antemortem (performed of occurring before death)

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DIA-

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meaning: through
example: diarrhea (rapid discharge of fecal matter through intestines)

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DIS-

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meaning: apart, away from
example: dissect (cut apart)

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EC-, ECTO-

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meaning: outside
example: ectopic (located away from the normal position)

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ENDO-

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meaning: within, in, inner
example: endocrine (secreting internally)

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EPI-

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meaning: above, upon
example: epidermis (outermost layer of skin)

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EX-

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meaning: out
example: excision (removal by cutting out)

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EXTRA-

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meaning: outside of
example: extrapulmonary (not connected with the lungs)

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IN-

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meaning: in, into
example: incisions (cutting into)

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INFRA-

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meaning: below, beneath
example: infraclavicular (below the clavicle)

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INTER-

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meaning: between
example: interosseous (between two bones)

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INTRA-

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meaning: within
example: intravenous (within a vein)

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META-

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meaning: beyond, change
example: metacarpal (bones beyond the wrist)

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PARA-

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meaning: near, alongside
example: parametrical (near the uterus)

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PERI-

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meaning: surrounding
example: perilaryngitits (inflammation of the tissues around the larynx)

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POST-

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meaning: after, behind
example: postvaccinal (occurring after a vaccination)

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PRE-

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meaning: pre
example: prenatal (before birth)

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PRO-, PROS-

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meaning: before, forward
example: prognosis (forecast of likely course of disease)

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RE-

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meaning: back, again
example: relapse (return of disease symptoms)

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RETRO-

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meaning: behind, backward
example: retromandibular (behind the lower jaw)

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SUB-

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meaning: beneath, less than
example: subcutaneous (under the skin)

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SUPRA-

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meaning: above, upper
example: suprapelvic (above the pelvis)

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TRANS-

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meaning: across, through
example: transverse (extending through a structure from side to side)

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