Medical Terminology: Prefixes Flashcards
1
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Prefixes:
A
found at the beginning of the medical term. can be placed into several categories:
Prefixes indicating diseases/abnormal conditions
Prefixes indicating directions/body positions
Prefixes indicating #s or measurements
Prefixes indicating time
general prefixes
2
Q
a-
A
without
3
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an-
A
without
4
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anti-
A
against
5
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brady-
A
slow
6
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de-
A
without
7
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dys-
A
painful, difficult, or abnormal
8
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pachy-
A
thick
9
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tachy-
A
fast
10
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ante-
A
before, in front of
11
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endo-
A
within, inner
12
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epi-
A
above
13
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ex-
A
outward
14
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extra-
A
outside of
15
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hypo-
A
below
16
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infra-
A
below
17
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inter-
A
between
18
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intra-
A
within
19
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para-
A
beside; 2 like parts of a pair
