Medical Terminology - Prefixes Flashcards
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a-, an
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no; not; without
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ab
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away from
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ad-, af
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toward
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agora
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marketplace
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ana
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up; apart; backward; again; anew
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ante
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before; forward
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anti
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against
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apo
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off, away
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aut-, auto
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self, own
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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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con
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together; with
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contra
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against; opposite
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de
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lack of; down; less; removal of
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dia
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complete; through
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dorsi
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back
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dys
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bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
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ec-, ecto
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out; outside
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echo
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reflected sound
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em-, ir
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in
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en-, end-, endo
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in; within
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epi
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above; upon; on
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eso
inward
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eu
good; normal
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ex-, exo
out; away from
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extra
outside
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hemi
half
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hyper
above; excessive
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hypo
dificient; below; under; less than normal
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in
in; into; not
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infra
below; inferior to; beneath
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inter
between
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intra
within; into
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ipsi
same
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kern
nucleus
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macro-, mega
large
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mal
bad
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meso
middle
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meta
change; beyond
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micro
small
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multi
many
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neo
new
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nulli
none
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oxy
swift; sharp; acid
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pachy
heavy; thick
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pan
all
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par
other than; abnormal
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para
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
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per
through
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peri
surrounding
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polio
gray matter
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poly
many; much
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post
after; behind
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pre
before; in front of
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primi
first
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pro-, pos
before; forward
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pseudo
false
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quadri-, tetra
four
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re
back; again; backward
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retro
behind; back; backward
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semi
half
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sub
under; below
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supra
above; upper
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sym-, syn
together; with
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tachy
fast
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trans
across; through
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tri
three
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ultra
beyond; excess
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uni
one
