MEDICAL PREFIXES x2 Flashcards

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1
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Medio-

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middle

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Mega-

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large, great

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Meno-

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menses

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mono-

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single

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multi-

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many

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myelo-

A

spinal cord/ bone marrow

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myo-

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muscle

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naso-

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nose

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neo-

A

new

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nephro-

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kidney

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neuro-

A

nerve

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nitro-

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nitrogen

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noct-

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night

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non-

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none

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ob-

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infront of, against

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oculo-

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eye

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odonto-

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tooth

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oophoro-

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ovary

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orchio-

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testes

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ortho-

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straight, normal

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os-

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opening

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osteo-

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bone

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oto-

A

ear

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ovario-

A

ovary

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pan-

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all

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para-

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beside, along with

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path-

A

disease

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ped-

A

child, foot

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per-

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by, through

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peri-

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around

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pharyngo-

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pharynx

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phlebo-

A

vein

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photo-

A

light

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pneumo-

A

air, lungs

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pod-

A

foot

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poly-

A

many, much

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pre-, pro-

A

before, infront of

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proct-, procto-

A

rectum

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pseudo-

A

false

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psych-

A

mind

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pyo-

A

pus

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pyro-

A

fever

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quadri-

A

four

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radio-

A

radiation

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re-

A

back, again

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retro-

A

backward

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reno-

A

kidney

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A
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rhino-

A

nose

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sacro-

A

sacrum

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sclero-

A

hard, hardening

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semi-

A

half

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spleno-

A

spleen

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steno-

A

narrowing

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sterno-

A

sternum

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sub-

A

under

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super-, supra-

A

above, excess

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syn-

A

together

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tachy-

A

fast

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teno-

A

tendon

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thyro-

A

thyroid

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trache-

A

trachea

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trans-

A

throughout, across

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tri-

A

three

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ultra-

A

beyond

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un-

A

not, reversal

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uni-

A

one

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uretero-

A

ureter

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urethro-

A

urethra

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uro-

A

urine

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vaso-

A

blood vessel

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veno-

A

vein