Medical Terminology Prefixes Flashcards

1
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A, an

A

Without

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Ab

A

Away from

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3
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Acr, acro

A

Extremities (arms&legs)

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4
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Ad

A

Toward

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Ambi

A

Both, both sides

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Ante

A

Before

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Anti

A

Against

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8
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Aut

A

Self

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Bi

A

Both, two

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Circum

A

Around

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11
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Con

A

With

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12
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Contra

A

Against

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13
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Di

A

Two

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14
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Diplo

A

Double

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15
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Dors

A

Back

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16
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Dys

A

Painful or difficult

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17
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Ecto

A

Outside

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18
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Endo

A

Inside, within

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19
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Epi

A

Upper, above

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20
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Ex

A

Out from

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21
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Brady

A

Slow

22
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Hemi

A

Half

23
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Semi

A

Half

24
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Hyper

A

Excessive, above, more than

25
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Hypo

A

Deficient, below, less than

26
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Inter

A

Between

27
Q

Intra

A

Inside or within

28
Q

Macro

A

Large

29
Q

Mega

A

Large

30
Q

Mal

A

Bad

31
Q

Meta

A

Between

32
Q

Micro

A

Small

33
Q

Mono

A

One, single

34
Q

Neo

A

New

35
Q

Ortho

A

Straight

36
Q

Pan

A

All

37
Q

Para

A

Beside, beyond

38
Q

Peri

A

Around

39
Q

Poly

A

Many

40
Q

Post

A

Behind, after

41
Q

Pre

A

Before, in front of

42
Q

Pseudo

A

False

43
Q

Retro

A

Backwards

44
Q

Sub

A

Below

45
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Super

A

Above

46
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Supra

A

Above

47
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Tachy

A

Fast

48
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Trans

A

Across

49
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Tele

A

Far

50
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Ultra

A

Beyond, excess