Medical Terminology: Prefixes Flashcards

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a-

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away from; without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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an-

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without; not

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ana-

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apart; excessive

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ant-

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against

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ante-

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forward; before

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anti-

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against

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apo-

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away from

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bi-

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two

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down

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circa-

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about

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circum-

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around

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con-

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with

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contra-

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against

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de-

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reversal of; without

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di-

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two

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dia-

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complete; completely through

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dis-

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away from

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dys-

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painful; difficult; abnormal

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e-

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without; out

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ec-

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out; outward

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ecto-

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outermost; outside

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em-

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in

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en-

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in; within; inward

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endo-

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innermost; within

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epi-

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upon; above

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eu-

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normal; good

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ex-

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out; away from

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extra-

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outside of

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hemi-

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one half

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hyper-

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above; more than normal

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hypo-

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below; deficient

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im-

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not

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in-

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in; within; not

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infra-

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below; beneath

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inter-

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inbetween

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intra-

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within

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kilo-

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one thousand

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mal-

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bad; inadequate

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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after; subsequent to; transition; change

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mid-

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middle

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non-

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not

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pan-

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all

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par-

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beside

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para-

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beside; apart from; two parts of a pair; abnormal

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per-

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through; throughout

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many; much

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post-

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after; behind

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pre-

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before; in front of

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pro-

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before

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quadri-

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four

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re-

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again and again; backward; unable to

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retro-

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behind; backward

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semi-

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half; partly

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sub-

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below; underneath

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super-

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above; beyond

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supra-

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above

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sym-

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together; with

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syn-

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together

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across; through

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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beyond; higher

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un-

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not

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uni-

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single; not paired