Medical Terminology Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
2
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Cardi/o
A
Heart
3
Q
Dermat/o
A
Skin
4
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
5
Q
Enter/o
A
Small Intestine
6
Q
Hemat/o
A
Blood
7
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
8
Q
Path/o
A
Disease
9
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
10
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
11
Q
a-
A
Without/ away from
12
Q
an-
A
Without
13
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ante-
A
Before/ in front of
14
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anti-
A
Against
15
Q
hyper-
A
Excessive, over or above
16
Q
hypo-
A
Deficient, low, under, below
17
Q
intra-
A
Within/ inside
18
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inter-
A
In-between/ among
19
Q
macro
A
Large
20
Q
micro
A
Small
21
Q
para-
A
Beside/ Beyond
22
Q
peri-
A
Around
23
Q
post-
A
After
24
Q
tachy-
A
Rapid/ fast
25
Q
bi-
A
Two
26
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hemi-
A
Half
27
Q
mono-
A
One
28
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multi-
A
Many
29
Q
nulli-
A
None
30
Q
poly-
A
Many
31
Q
quad-
A
Four
32
Q
semi-
A
Partial/ half
33
Q
tri-
A
Three
34
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uni-
A
One
35
Q
Cirrh/o
A
Liver
36
Q
Bio
A
Life
37
Q
Costal
A
Ribs
38
Q
Spinal
A
Spine
39
Q
ab-
A
Away from
40
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ad-
A
Towards or increase
