Medical Prefixes Flashcards

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1
Q

A-, An-

A

Prefix

Without

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Ante

A

Prefix

Before

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3
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Brady-

A

Prefix

Slow

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4
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Dys-

A

Prefix

Painful, Difficult

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5
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Endo-, Intra-

A

Prefix

Within

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6
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Hyper-

A

Prefix

Excessive, above, more than

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Hypo-

A

Prefix

Deficient, below, less than

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8
Q

Later-

A

Prefix

Side

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9
Q

Lipo-

A

Prefix

Fat

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10
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Mal-

A

Prefix

Bad, Difficult

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11
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Mega-, Macro-

A

Prefix

Large

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12
Q

Micro-

A

Prefix

Small

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13
Q

Ortho-

A

Prefix

Straight

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14
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Peri-

A

Prefix

Around

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15
Q

Poly-

A

Prefix

Many

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16
Q

Post-

A

Prefix

After

17
Q

Pre-

A

prefix

Before, in front of false

18
Q

Pseudo-

A

Prefix

False

19
Q

Retro-

A

Prefix

Backward, behind

20
Q

Semi-

A

Prefix

Half

21
Q

Sub-

A

Prefix

Below

22
Q

Tachy-

A

Prefix

Fast

23
Q

Tele-

A

Prefix

Distant, far

24
Q

Trans-

A

Prefix

Across