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
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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
20
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peri-
A
around
21
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retro-
A
behind
22
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sub-
A
beneath, under
23
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supra-
A
above
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trans-
A
across
25
ante-
before
26
neo-
new
27
post-
after
28
pre-
before
29
bi-
2
30
di-
2
31
hemi-
half
32
hyper-
excessive
33
hypo-
insufficient
34
micro-
small
35
mono-
1
36
multi-
many
37
nulli-
none
38
pan-
all
39
poly-
many
40
primi-
1st
41
quadri-
4
42
tri-
3
43
ultra-
excess
44
uni-
1
45
auto-
self
46
eu-
normal, good
47
hetero-
different
48
homo-
same
49
per-
through
