Medical Prefixes Flashcards

1
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a-, an-

A

without

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ab-

A

away, from

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3
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ad-

A

toward

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4
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ambi-

A

both

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5
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ante-

A

before

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6
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anti-

A

against

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7
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auto-

A

self

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8
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bi-

A

two, twice, double

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9
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brady-

A

slow

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10
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circum-

A

around

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11
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contra-

A

against

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12
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de-

A

down

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13
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dys-

A

painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

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14
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endo-

A

within, inside

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15
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epi-

A

above, on

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16
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eu-

A

normal, good

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17
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ex, extra-, exo-

A

outside fo

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18
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hemi-

A

half

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19
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hyper-

A

above, excessive, increased

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20
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hypo-

A

below, insufficient, decreased

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21
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infra-

A

beneath

22
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intra-

A

within, during

23
Q

levo-

A

to the left

24
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macro-

A

large

25
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mal-

A

bad

26
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mega-

A

exceptionally large

27
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meso-

A

middle

28
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meta-

A

over, beyond

29
Q

micro-

A

small

30
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mono-

A

one

31
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multi-

A

many

32
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neo-

A

new

33
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nulli-

A

none

34
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peri-

A

around

35
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poly-

A

many

36
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post-

A

after, behind

37
Q

pre-, pro-

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
Q

sten-

A

narrowed

44
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sub-

A

under

45
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super-, supra-

A

above, exess

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