Medical terminology/abbreviations prefixes Flashcards by Kim Wian | Brainscape

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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

A

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

A

brady

Bradycardia

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Head

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cephal (o)

Cephalization

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Cartilage

A

chondr(o)

Chondrocyte

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Around

A

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

A

cyan

Cyanosis

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Two, twice

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di

Dimorphism

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Away, Seperate

A

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

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eu

Eupnea

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Outside of

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extra

Extracellular

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Sugar

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glyco

Glycogen

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Blood

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hemato, hemo

Hematoma

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Half

A

hemi

Hemiplegia

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Water

A

hydro

Hydrophobic

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Beyond, increased

A

hyper

Hyperventilating

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Beneath, below

A

hypo

Hypoglycemic

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ileum

A

ileo

ileostomy

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Within

A

intra

Intrabroncial

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White

A

leuko

Leukocyte

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Fat

A

Lip(o)

Lipid

Liposuction

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Large

A

macro

Macrophage

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Bad

A

mal

Malabsorption

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Large

A

mega

Megacephaly

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Black

A

melan(o)

Melanoma

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Small

A

micro

Microsurgery

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One

A

mono

Monolayer

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Many

A

multi

Multipolar

Q

Muscle

A

my(o)

Myocarditis

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Bone

A

osteo

Osteoporosis

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All, entire

A

pan

Pandemic

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Beside, near

A

para, par

Paralysis

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Around

A

peri

Pericardium

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Eat

A

phag(o)

Macrophage

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Vein

A

phleb(o)

Phlebotomist

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Many

A

poly

Polyuria

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After

A

post

Postpartum

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Before

A

pre

Prehistoric

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False

A

pseudo

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Fever

A

pyro

Pyrogen

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Pus

A

pyo

Pyuria

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Behind

A

retro

Retroperitoneum

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Half

A

semi

Semiplagia

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Spleen

A

splen(o)

Splenectomy

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Spinal cord

A

spondyl(o)

Spondylalgia

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Below

A

sub

Subcutaneous

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Above

A

Super, supra

Supraclavicular

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Together

A

Sym, syn

Symbiosis

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Fast

A

tachy

Tachycardia

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Four

A

tetra

Tetraploidy

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Across

A

trans

Transfer

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Against

A

un

Unconscious

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One

A

uni

Unicellular

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Below

A

infra

Infratemporal

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Between

A

inter

Intercostal

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Blood vessel

A

vaso

Vasoconstriction

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Vein

A

ven(o)

Ventricular