medical prefixes Flashcards

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1
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a-, an-

A

wihtout

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ante-

A

before

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3
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hypo-

A

decreased below

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4
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anti-

A

againts

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5
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brady-

A

slow

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inter-

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between

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post-

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after

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8
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ab-

A

away, from

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ad-

A

toward

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ambi-

A

both

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auto-

A

self

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bi-

A

two

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13
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circum-

A

around

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14
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contra-

A

againts

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de-

A

down

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16
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dys-

A

painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

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endo-

A

withing, inside

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18
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epi-

A

above, on

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19
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eu

A

normal, good

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20
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ex, extra, exo

A

outside of

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21
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hemi-

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half

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22
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hyper-

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above, excessive, increased

23
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infra-

A

beneath

24
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inter-

A

between, among

25
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intra,

A

within, during

26
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levo

A

to the left

27
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macro

A

large

28
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mal

A

bad

29
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mega

A

exceptionally large

30
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meso

A

middle

30
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micro

A

small

30
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meta

A

over, beyond

31
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mono

A

one

32
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multi

A

many

33
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neo

A

new

34
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nulli

A

none

35
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peri

A

around

36
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poly

A

many

37
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pre

A

before, in front of

38
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presby

A

older age

39
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primi

A

first

40
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pseudo

A

false

41
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quadri

A

four

42
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retro

A

behind, in back of

43
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sten

A

narrowed

44
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sub

A

under

45
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super, supra

A

above, excess

46
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sym, syn

A

together with

47
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tachy-

A

fast

48
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trans-

A

across

49
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tri

A

three

50
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ultra

A

beyond, excess

51
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uni-

A

one