Medical Terminology - Prefixes Flashcards by Catherine McDowell

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A-, An-

A

No, without
Atypical, Anoxia

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Ab-

A

Away, from
Abduct

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Ad-

A

Toward
Adduct

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Ambi-

A

Both
Ambidextrous

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Amphi-

A

on both sides
Amphiarthrodial

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Ana-

A

against, up, back
Anabolic

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Ang(i)-

A

Vessel
Angiogram

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Ante-,Pre-,Pro-

A

Before
Prenatal, Antebrachial, Prognosis

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Anti-, Contra-

A

Against
Antibody, contraception

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Arthr(o)-, Artic-

A

Joint
Arthritis, Articulation

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Aut(o)-

A

Self
Autoimmunity

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Bi-

A

Two
Bilateral

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Brachy-

A

Short
Brachycephaly

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Brady

A

Slow
Bradycardia

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Chondr

A

cartilage
chondrocyte

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Circ-, Peri-

A

around
circumcision, peridontal

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corp

A

body
corpus caollosum

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De-

A

from, down, away from
dehydrate

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Di-

A

twice, double
diamelia

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Dia-, Trans-

A

complete, through
diaphoresis, transfusion

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dipi-, diplo

A

double
diplopia

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Dys-

A

bad, difficult
dysuria

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Ecto-

A

outside
ectocranial

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endo-, intra-

A

inside
endoscopy

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epi-

A

upon
epicondyle

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Erythr-

A

red
erythrocyte

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Eu

A

good, normal
euthyroid

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Ex-, exo-

A

outside, outward
extraction

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fasci-

A

bundle
fascia

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hemi-

A

half
hemiplegia

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homo-

A

same
homogeneous

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hyper-

A

excessive/above
hypermobility

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hypo-

A

below, deficient
hypomobility

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infra-

A

under, below
infraspinatus

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inter-

A

between
intercellular

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intra-

A

within
intracranial

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macro-

A

large
macrocephaly

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mal-

A

poor, bad
malnutrition

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meso-

A

middle
mesocardium

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meta

A

after, beyond
metastasis

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micro-

A

small
microcephaly

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mon/o-

A

one
monocyte

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multi-/poly-

A

many
polycystic

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neo-

A

new
neoplasm

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nulli-

A

none
nullipara

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osteo-

A

bone
osteoarthritis

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pan-

A

all
pandemic

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para-

A

beside, beyond, near
paraplegia

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per-

A

through,
perfuse

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peri-

A

surrounding,
pericardium

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post-

A

after
postpartum

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pre-

A

in front of, before
prenatal

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primi-

A

first
primigravida

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pro-

A

before
prognosis

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pseudo

A

false, fake
pseudocyst

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quadri-

A

four
quadriceps

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retro-

A

backward
restrospect

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semi-

A

half
semilunar

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sub-

A

below under
subclavian

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super-

A

over, above
superficial

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supra

A

above
suprascapular

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sym-, syn-

A

together, same
symphysis

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tachy-

A

fast,
tachycardia

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tetra-

A

four
tetraplegia

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trans-

A

through, across
transdermal

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tri-

A

three
tricep

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un-

A

not
unconscious

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uni-

A

one
unilateral