Medical Prefixes Flashcards by Mark Pursell | Brainscape

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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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Acro-

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top; extremities

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Acu-

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sharp; severe

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Ante-

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before; forward

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Anti-, Anter-

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opposing; against

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Bi-

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two; double

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Brachio-

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arm

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Chemo-

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chemical

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Co-, Con-, Com-

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together; with

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Cranio-

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skull

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Cyto-

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related to cells

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De-

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down; from

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Di-

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twice; two

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Dia-

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throughout

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Ecto-

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outside

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Encephal/o-

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brain

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Estro-

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female

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Epi-

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upon

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Extra-, Extro-

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beyond; outside of

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Hemi-

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half; half of

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Hemat/o-

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blood

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Hyper-

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above; excesive; beyond

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Hyp-, Hypo-

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below; beneath; deficient

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Inter-

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between

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Intra-

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within; inside

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Intro-

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into; within

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Macro-

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large

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Meso-

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middle

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Micro-, Micr-

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tiny; small

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Mono-, Uni-

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one; single

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Morto-

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death

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My/o-

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muscle

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Neur/o-

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nerve

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Ocul/o-

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eye

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Onco-

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tumor

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Or-

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mouth

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Post-

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after; following; behind

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Pre-, Pro-

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in front of; before

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Pulmon-

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lungs

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Retro-

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behind; backward

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Secto-

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to cut

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Semi-

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half

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Stetho-

A

chest

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Topo-

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place; position

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Trans-

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through; across

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Tri-

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three

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Ultra-

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excessive; beyond