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MEDICAL PREFIXES Flashcards

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1
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a-, an-

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without (none)

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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adeno-

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gland

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aero-

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air

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angio-

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vessel

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ano-

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anus

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against, counteracting

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arterio-

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artery

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artho-

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joint

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Auto-

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self

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bi-

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double

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bili-

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bile

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bio-

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life

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brachio-

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arm

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brady-

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slow

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broncho-

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bronchus

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cardio-

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heart

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cepho-, cephalo-

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head

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cerebro-

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cerebrum

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cervico-

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neck

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chole-

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gall, bilec

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cholecysto-

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gall bladder

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chondro-

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cartilage

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circum-

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around

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co-

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together

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contra-

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opposite, against

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costo-

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ribs

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cranio-

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head

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cysto-

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bladder

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demi-

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half

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derm-/ derma-

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skin

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dis-

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apart, to separate

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doro-

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back

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dys-

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painful

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electo-

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related to electricity

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en-, endo-

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into, within

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encephal-

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brain

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entero-

A

intestines

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equi-

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equal

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eryth-

A

red

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ex-

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out,away from

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extra-

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in addition to, outside of

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ferro-

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iron

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fibro-

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fibrous

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fore-

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infront of

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gastro-

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stomach

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glosso-

A

tongue

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glyco-

A

sugar

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hemi-

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half

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hemo-/ hema-

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blood

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hepa-/ hepato-

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liver

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histo-

A

tissue

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Homo-

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same

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hydro-

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water

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hyper-

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high / excessive

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hypo-

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low , decrease

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hyster-

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uterus

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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iso-

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equal , same

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juxta-

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near , close

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laparo-

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abdomen

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laryngo-

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Larnyx

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latero-

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side

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leuk-

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White

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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poor , bad

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mast-/masto-

A

breast

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