Medical Prefixes Flashcards by Sarah Berner

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a, an

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not, without, lack of, absence

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not, without, lack of, absence

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a, an

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ab

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away

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away

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ab

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ad

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toward

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toward

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ad

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ante

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before

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before

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ante

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anti, contra

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against

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against

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anti, contra

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aorte

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aorta

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aorta

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aorte

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arte, arterio

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artery

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artery

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arte, arterio

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brady

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slow

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slow

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brady

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bili, chol, chole, cholo

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bile

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bile

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bili, chol, chole, cholo

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card, cardio

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heart

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heart

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card, cardio

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cholest, cholecysto

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gallbladder

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gallbladder

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cholest, cholecysto

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Q

blue

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cyano

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cyst, cysto

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bladder

Q

bladder

A

cyst, cysto

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dys

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abnormal, difficult

Q

abnormal, difficult

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dys

Q

hemo, hemato

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blood

Q

blood

A

hemo, hemato

Q

hepat, hepato

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liver

Q

liver

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hepat, hepato

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hyper

A

increased, abnormally high

Q

increased, abnormally high

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hyper

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hypo

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decreased, abnormally low

Q

decreased, abnormally low

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hypo

Q

in, im, un

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not

Q

not

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in, im, un

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inter

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between

Q

between

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inter

Q

lith

A

stone

Q

stone

A

lith

Q

macro, mega, megal

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abnormally large

Q

abnormally large

A

macro, mega, megal

Q

myel

A

bone marrow, spinal

Q

bone marrow, spinal

A

myel

Q

os, stoma, stomat, stomato

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mouth

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mouth

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os, stoma, stomat, stomato

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phleb, phlebo, veni, veno

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vein

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vein

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phleb, phlebo, veni, veno

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pneumo, pneumato, spiro

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lungs, breathing, respiration, air, gas

Q

lungs, breathing, respiration, air, gas

A

pneumo, pneumato, spiro

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retro

A

back, backward, behind

Q

back, backward, behind

A

retro

Q

tachy

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rapid

Q

rapid

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tachy

Q

thrombo

A

blood clot

Q

blood clot

A

thrombo

Q

vas, vaso, angi, angio

A

vessel

Q

vessel

A

vas, vaso, angi, angio