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-

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on both sides
Amphiarthrodial

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Ana-

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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-

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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-

upon epicondyle

Erythr-

red erythrocyte

Eu

good, normal euthyroid

Ex-, exo-

outside, outward extraction

fasci-

bundle fascia

hemi-

half hemiplegia

homo-

same homogeneous

hyper-

excessive/above hypermobility

hypo-

below, deficient hypomobility

infra-

under, below infraspinatus

inter-

between intercellular

intra-

within intracranial

macro-

large macrocephaly

mal-

poor, bad malnutrition

meso-

middle mesocardium

meta

after, beyond metastasis

micro-

small microcephaly

mon/o-

one monocyte

multi-/poly-

many polycystic

neo-

new neoplasm

nulli-

none nullipara

osteo-

bone osteoarthritis

pan-

all pandemic

para-

beside, beyond, near paraplegia

per-

through, perfuse

peri-

surrounding, pericardium

post-

after postpartum

pre-

in front of, before prenatal

primi-

first primigravida

pro-

before prognosis

pseudo

false, fake pseudocyst

quadri-

four quadriceps

retro-

backward restrospect

semi-

half semilunar

sub-

below under subclavian

super-

over, above superficial

supra

above suprascapular

sym-, syn-

together, same symphysis

tachy-

fast, tachycardia

tetra-

four tetraplegia

trans-

through, across transdermal

tri-

three tricep

un-

not unconscious

uni-

one unilateral