Medical Terminology Prefix Flashcards
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a-
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Without; not; away from
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ab-
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From; away from ; absent
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ad-
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Toward; increase
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alb-
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White; pale
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ambi-
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both; both sides
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an-
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without; not
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ana-
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not; without; against
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aniso-
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unequal
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ante-
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before; in front
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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bi-
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two; double
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bio-
A
life
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down; under
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cine-
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movement
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circum-
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around
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con-
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together; with
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contra-
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against
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de-
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down; from
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dia-
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through; between
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dis-
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free of; to undo; double; negative
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dys-
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bad; difficult; painful; disordered
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echo-
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sound
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ecto-
outside
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endo-
within; inner
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epi-
upon; over; after
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eu-
well; easily; food; normal
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ex-
away from; outside
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exo-
outward
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extra-
outside; beyond
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hemi-
half
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homeo-
likeness; same
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homo-
same
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hydro-
water
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hyper-
excessive; above
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hypno-
sleep; hypnosis
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idio-
individual
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im-
not
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in-
in; inside; within; not
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infra-
beneath; below; under
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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juxta-
near; beside
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mal-
bad; poor
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mega-
large
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meso-
middle
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meta-
beyond; after; change
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milli-
one-thousandth
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mono-
one; single
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multi-
many
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non-
not
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nulli-
none
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oxy-
rapid; sharp
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pachy-
thick
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pan-
all
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par-
apart from
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para-
near; beside; beyond; two likes parts
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per-
through; intense
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peri-
around; about
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poly-
many; much
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post-
after; behind
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pre-
before; in front
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primi-
first
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pseudo-
false
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quari-
four
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retro-
backward; behind
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rube-
red
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semi-
half
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sub-
beneath; under
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supra-
above; over; beyond
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sym-
joined; together
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syn-
joined; together
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tachy-
rapid
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trans-
across; through
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tri-
three
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ultra-
beyond; excess
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uni-
one
