Lesson 6: Prefixes and Suffixes A through H Flashcards by Jessica Brennan | Brainscape

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a, an/anencephalic

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without/without a brain

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ab/abduction

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away from/rotate away from

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ad/adduction

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toward/toward, rotate

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algia/neuralgia

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pain/nerve pain

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ante/antepartum

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before; wall part/before birth

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anti/antibacterial

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against/against bacteria

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bi/bilateral

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two, double/two sides

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brady/bradycardia

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slow/slow heartbeat

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cirum/circumrenal

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around/around the kidney

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co, con/concentric

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together/together center; same center

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de/dehydrate

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down or away from/away from hydration

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desis/arthrodesis

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binding; fixation of/surgical fixation of a joint

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dia/diaplacental

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through/through the placenta

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dys/dysemia

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difficult; abnormal/abnormal blood

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ecto/ectocornea

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outside/outer layer of the cornea

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ectomy/tonsillectomy

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excision/tonsil removal

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endo/endogastric

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within/within the stomach

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epi/epigastric

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outer, on top of, over/top of stomach

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exo/exophthalmus

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away from/eyes bulging away from

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extra/extrasensory

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outside, beyond/beyond senses

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ferro/ferrokinectics

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iron/study of iron metabolism

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fore/forehead

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before/before head

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form/reniform

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shape of/kidney-shaped

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graphy/graphospasm

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writing, record/writer’s cramp

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hemi/hemiparesis

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half/paralysis to one half of the body

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hydra, hydro/hydrophobia

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water/afraid of water

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hyper/hypertension

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above/high tension

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hypo/hypothermic

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below/below temperature