Medical terminology/abbreviations prefixes Flashcards by Kim Wian

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Away

A

ab

Abduction

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Absent

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a, an

Abiotic

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To, toward

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ad

Adduction

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Blood vessel

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angio

Angioplasty

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Before

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ante

Antemortem

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Artery

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arterio

Arteriography

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Self

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aut, auto

Autosome

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Two

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bi

Bilateral

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Slow

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brady

Bradycardia

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Head

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cephal (o)

Cephalization

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Cartilage

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chondr(o)

Chondrocyte

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Around

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circum

Circumvent

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Yellow

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Cirrh(o)

Cirrhosis

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With, together

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co, con

Coexist
Cohesive
Conspire

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Rib

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cost(o)

Intercostal

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Blue

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cyan

Cyanosis

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Two, twice

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di

Dimorphism

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Away, Seperate

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dis

Dislocate

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Difficult

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dys

Dysphagia

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Away from

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ex

Excoriate

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Outer, outside

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ect, ecto

Ectodermal

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Within, inside

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endo

Endoscopy

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On, over

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epi

Epineural

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Red

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erythro

Erythrocytes

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Normal, well

eu Eupnea

Outside of

extra Extracellular

Sugar

glyco Glycogen

Blood

hemato, hemo Hematoma

Half

hemi Hemiplegia

Water

hydro Hydrophobic

Beyond, increased

hyper Hyperventilating

Beneath, below

hypo Hypoglycemic

ileum

ileo ileostomy

Within

intra Intrabroncial

White

leuko Leukocyte

Fat

Lip(o) Lipid Liposuction

Large

macro Macrophage

Bad

mal Malabsorption

Large

mega Megacephaly

Black

melan(o) Melanoma

Small

micro Microsurgery

One

mono Monolayer

Many

multi Multipolar

Muscle

my(o) Myocarditis

Bone

osteo Osteoporosis

All, entire

pan Pandemic

Beside, near

para, par Paralysis

Around

peri Pericardium

Eat

phag(o) Macrophage

Vein

phleb(o) Phlebotomist

Many

poly Polyuria

After

post Postpartum

Before

pre | Prehistoric

False

pseudo

Fever

pyro Pyrogen

Pus

pyo Pyuria

Behind

retro Retroperitoneum

Half

semi Semiplagia

Spleen

splen(o) Splenectomy

Spinal cord

spondyl(o) Spondylalgia

Below

sub Subcutaneous

Above

Super, supra Supraclavicular

Together

Sym, syn Symbiosis

Fast

tachy Tachycardia

Four

tetra Tetraploidy

Across

trans Transfer

Against

un Unconscious

One

uni Unicellular

Below

infra Infratemporal

Between

inter Intercostal

Blood vessel

vaso Vasoconstriction

Vein

ven(o) Ventricular