Medical Terminology-Prefixes Flashcards

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anti, contra-

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Against

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a, an-

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No, without, lack of, apart, not

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auto-

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Self

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brachy-

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Short

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brady-

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Slow

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cac-, mal-

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Bad

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dia-

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Through, Between, complete

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dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful, abnormal

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eu-

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Good, normal

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ex-, exo-

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Out, away from

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hetero-

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Different

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homeo-

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Similar, same, likeness, constant

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Hydro-

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Water

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Micro-

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Small

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Oligo-

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Scanty, little

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Pan-

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All

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Pseudo-

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False

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Sym-, Syn-

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Together, with

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ad-

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Toward, near, to

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bi-

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Two, double

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de-

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Down, away from

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di-

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Two, double

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dia-

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Through, complete, between

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dif-,dis-

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Apart, free from, separate

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ec-, ecto-

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Out, outside, outer

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end-, endo-

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Within, inner

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ep-, epi-

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Upon, over, above

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eu-

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Good, normal

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ex-, exo-

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Out, away from

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extra-

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Outside, beyond

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hyper-

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Above, beyond, excessive

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hypo-

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Below, under, deficient

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in-

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In, into, not

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mega-

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Large, great

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meta-

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Beyond, over, between, change

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para-

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Beside, alongside, abnormal

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poly-

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Many, much, excessive

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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, in front of

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super-

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Upper, above

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supra-

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Above, beyond

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ab-

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Away from

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ad-

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Toward, near to

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ana-

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Up, apart, backward

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ante-

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Before, forward

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cata-

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Down

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circum-, peri-

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Around

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endo-

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Within, inner

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epi-

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Upon, above, over

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ex-

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Out, away from

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extra-

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Outside, beyond

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hyper-

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Above, beyond

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hypo-

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Below, under, deficient

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inter-

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Between

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intra-

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Within, into

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meso-

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Middle

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para-

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Beside, alongside

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retro-

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Backward

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Sub-

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Below, under, beneath

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supra-

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Above, beyond, superior

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ambi-

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Both

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bi-

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Two, double

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bin-

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Twice, two

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centi-

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One hundredth

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deca-

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Ten

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di(s)-

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Two, apart

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milli-

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One thousandth

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mono-

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One

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multi-

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Many, much

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nulli-

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None

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poly-

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Many

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primi-

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First

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quadri-

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Four

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semi-, hemi-

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Half

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tri-

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3

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uni-

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One