Medical Terminology Prefixes Flashcards

Learn medical prefixes

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a

A

without, lack of

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ab

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away from

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ad

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to, toward

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an

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without, lack of

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ana

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up, back, again

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ante

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before, forward

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anti

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against, opposed to

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auto

A

self

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bi

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two

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brady

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slow

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circum

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around,about

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contra

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against, opposite

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de

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down from, away

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di

A

twice, double

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diap

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through, completely

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dys

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difficult, paintful, abnormal

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ect(o)

A

out, outside

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end(o)

A

within

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epi

A

upon, over, above

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eu

A

easy, good, normal

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21
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ex(o)

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outside, away from

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22
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extra

A

outside, in addition

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hemi

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half

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hyper

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over, excessive, high

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hypo

A

under, below normal

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in

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in, into, not, without

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infra

A

below, under

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inter

A

between

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intra

A

inside, within

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ipsi

A

same

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iso

A

equal

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macro

A

large

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mal

A

bad or abnormal

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mega

A

large

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meta

A

after, change

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micro

A

small

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mono

A

one, single

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multi

A

many

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neo

A

new

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noct

A

night

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nulli

A

none

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olig(o)

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little, deficient

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ortho

A

straight or normal

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pan

A

all, entire

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para

A

near, beside, beyond, apart from

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per

A

through

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peri

A

around

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poly

A

many

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post

A

after, behind

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pre

A

before

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primi

A

first

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pro

A

before, in front of

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quadr(i)

A

four

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re

A

back

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retro

A

backward, behind

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semi

A

half, partial

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sub

A

under, below

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super

A

above, excessive, or more than normal

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supra

A

above, upper

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sym

A

together, joined

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syn

A

together, joined

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tachy

A

rapid, fast

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tetra

A

four

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trans

A

across, through, beyond

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tri

A

three

66
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uni

A

one