Medical Terminology - Prefixes Flashcards

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a-, an

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

out; outside

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echo

A

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

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inward

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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

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hemi

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half

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hyper

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above; excessive

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hypo

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dificient; below; under; less than normal

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in

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in; into; not

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infra

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below; inferior to; beneath

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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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ipsi

A

same

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kern

A

nucleus

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macro-, mega

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large

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mal

A

bad

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meso

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middle

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meta

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change; beyond

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micro

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small

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multi

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many

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neo

A

new

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nulli

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none

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oxy

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swift; sharp; acid

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pachy

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heavy; thick

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pan

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all

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par

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other than; abnormal

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para

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near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

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per

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through

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peri

A

surrounding

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polio

A

gray matter

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poly

A

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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primi

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first

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pro-, pos

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before; forward

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pseudo

A

false

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quadri-, tetra

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four

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re

A

back; again; backward

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retro

A

behind; back; backward

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semi

A

half

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sub

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under; below

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supra

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above; upper

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sym-, syn

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together; with

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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

A

three

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ultra

A

beyond; excess

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uni

A

one