medical terminology (prefix) Flashcards
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1.) a
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not, without
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2.) an
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not, without
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3.) ab
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from, away from
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4.) ad
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toward, in the direction of
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5.) alb
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a white or pale color
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6.) ambi
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something positioned on both sides of
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7.) anti
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against, opposite of
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8.) ante
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something positioned in front of another thing
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9.) auto
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self
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10.) bi
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two, double
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11.) tri
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three
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12.) brady
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slow
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13.) tachy
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fast, rapid
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14.) bio
A
life
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15.) contra
A
against
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16.) cyan
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having a blue color
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17.) dia
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through, during, across
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18.) dys
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abnormal, difficult, painful
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19.) endo
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within, inner
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20.) ecto
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outer, outside
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21.) eosin
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having a red color
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22.) erthr
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having a red color
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23.) epi
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upon, over, above
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24.) hemi
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one-half
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25.) semi
one-half, partly
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26.) uni
one
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27.) sub
under, below
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28.) supra
above, excessive
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29.) trans
across, through
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30.) leuk
having a white color
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31.) inter
between, among
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32.) infra
below
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33.) hypo
below normal, deficient
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34.) hyper
excessive, above normal
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35.) pan
denoting something as complete or contain everything, all
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36.) para
alongside of
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37.) retro
backward, behind
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38.) quadri
four
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39.) peri
something with a position ‘surrounding’ or ‘around’ another
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40.) post
after, behind
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41.) poly
many, much
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42.) jaund
yellow discoloration of the skin
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43.) cirrh
orange-yellow
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44.) pseud
something false or fake
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45.) pre
before, in front of
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46.) chlor
a green color
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47.) meso
middle
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48.) primi
first
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49.) sym
similarity, likeness, or being together
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50.) mono
one, single
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51.) juxta
near to, alongside, or next to
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52.) word root
basic foundation of a word
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53.) combining form
word root + vowel = combining form
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54.) prefix
attaches to the beginning of a word
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55.) suffix
attaches to the end of the word root
-makes the word a (n) or an (adj)
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56.) combining vowel
when using more than one word root- as in a compound word
