Medical Terminology: Prefixes Flashcards
1
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a-, an-
A
No, not, without
2
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ab-
A
Away from, from
3
Q
ad-
A
Toward, at, increase, on, toward
4
Q
ante-
A
Before
5
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anti-
A
Against, opposing
6
Q
bi-, -bin
A
Two, twice, double
7
Q
-brady
A
slow
8
Q
crypt-
A
Hidden
9
Q
de-
A
From, down, away from
10
Q
dia-
A
Through, complete
11
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dys-
A
Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
12
Q
en-
A
In
13
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endo-
A
Within, in
14
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epi-
A
On, upon, over
15
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eu-
A
normal, good
16
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hemi-
A
Half
17
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hyper-
A
Above, excessive
18
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hypo-
A
Below, incomplete, deficient, under
19
Q
Inter-
A
Between
20
Q
intra-
A
Within, in
21
Q
macro-
A
Large, long
22
Q
meta-
A
After, beyond, change
23
Q
micro-
A
Small
24
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multi-
A
Many
25
neo-
New
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nulli-
None
27
pachy-
Thick, thickening, thickened
28
pan-
All, total
29
par-
Near
30
para-
Beside, beyond, around, abnormal
31
per-
Through
32
peri-
Surrounding (outer)
33
poly-
Many, much
34
post-
After
35
pre-
Before
36
pro-
Before
37
sub-
Below, under
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supra-
above
39
sym-, syn-
Together, joined
40
tachy-
Fast, rapid
41
trans-
Through, across, beyond
42
tri-
Three
43
uni-
One
