Medical Terminology Prefixes Flashcards

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A

A

No, not, without, apart

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Ab

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Away from

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Ad

A

Toward, near

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Ambi

A

Both

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An

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No, not, without, lack of

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Ana

A

Up

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Ant,
Contra

A

Against

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Ante
Pre
Pro

A

Before

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Anti

A

Against

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Apo

A

Separation

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Astro

A

Star-shaped

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Auto

A

Self

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Bi

A

Two, double

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Bin

A

Twice

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Brachy

A

Short

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Brady

A

Slow

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Cac
Mal

A

Bad

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Cata

A

Down

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Centi

A

A hundred

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Chromo

A

Color

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Circum

A

Around

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Con

A

With, together

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De

A

Down, away from

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Deca

A

Ten

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Di(a)

A

Through, between

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Dif

A

Apart, free from, separate

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Dipl

A

Double

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Di(s)

A

Two, apart

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Dys

A

Bad, difficult, painful

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Ec
Ecto

A

Out, outside, outer

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Em

A

In

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En
Intra

A

Within

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End
Endo

A

Within, inner

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Ep
Epi

A

Upon, over, above

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Eso

A

Inward

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Eu

A

Good, Normal

37
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Ex
Exo

A

Out, away from

38
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Extra

A

Outside, beyond

39
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Hemi
Semi

A

Half

40
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Heter
Hetero

A

Different

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Homo

A

Similar, same

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Homeo

A

Similar, likeness, constant

43
Q

Hydr(o)

A

Water

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Hyp

A

Below, deficient

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Hyper

A

Above, beyond, excessive

46
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Hypo

A

Below, under, deficient

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In

A

In In, into, not

48
Q

Infra
Infer

A

Below

49
Q

Inter

A

Between

50
Q

Ir(in)

A

Black

51
Q

Macro

A

Large

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Mega

A

Large, Great

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Meso

A

Middle

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Mirco

A

Small

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Milli

A

one-thousandth

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Mon(o)
Uni

A

One

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Multi

A

Many, Much

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Nulli

A

None

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Olig(o)

A

little, scanty

60
Q

Pan

A

All

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Par

A

Around, beside

62
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Per

A

Through

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Peri

A

Around

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Poly

A

Many, Much, Excessive

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Post

A

After, behind

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Primi
Proto

A

First

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Pseudo

A

False

68
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Pyro

A

Fire

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Quadri
Tetra

A

Four

70
Q

Quint

A

Five

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Re

A

Back

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Retro

A

Backward

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Supra
Super

A

Above, beyond

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Sym

A

Together

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Syn

A

Together, with

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Tachy

A

Fast

77
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Tri

A

Three

78
Q

Ultra

A

Beyond