Prefixes Flashcards

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Inter

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Between

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Contra

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Against

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A-, an-

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Not, without

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Ab-

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Away from (“abduct”)

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Ad-

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Toward (“add”)

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Ana-

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Up, apart

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Ante-

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Before

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Anti-

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Against

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Auto-

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Self

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Bi-

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Two

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Brady-

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Slow

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Cata-

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Down

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Circum-

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Around

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Con-

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With, together

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De

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Lack of; down

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Dia-

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Through, complete

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Dorsi-

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Back

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Dys-

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Bad; abnormal

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Ec-, ecto-

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Out, outside

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Endo-

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In, within

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Epi-

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Upon, above, on

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Eu-

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Good, normal

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Ex-

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Out, outside, away from

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-
Excessive, above
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Hypo-
Deficient, under
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In-
Not, into, within
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Infra-
Beneath, under
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Intra-
Think "endo" In, within, into
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ISO-
Equal
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Macro-
Large
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Mal-
Bad
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Meso-
Middle, median
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Meta-
Beyond, change
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Micro-
Small
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Neo-
New
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Nulli-
None
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Oligo-
Few
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Pan-
All
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Para-
Abnormal, Beside Near
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Per-
Through
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Peri-
Surrounding
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Poly-
Many
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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-
Before, | forward
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Re-
Back, | Again
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Retro-
Behind, backward
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Sub-
Under
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Supra-
Above | Over
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Syn- | Sym-
Together | With
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Tachy-
Fast
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Trans-
Across, through
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Ultra-
Beyond | Excessive
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Uni-
One
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Prefixes normally describe..
Shape, size Direction Color
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Root words can be used to describe…
``` Location Organ I organ system Color Chemical Specific process Quantity Action ```
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Nephro-
Kidney
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Kidney
Nephro- | REN -
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Nephrectomy
Surgical removal of the kidney
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Hydronephrosis
Fluid filled up in the kidney/ swelling of the kidney
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Nephrolithiasis
Kidney stone
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Nephrotoxic
Toxic to the kidney
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Surgical removal of the kidney
Nephrectomy
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Swelling of the kidney
HydroNephrosis
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Kidney stones
Nephrolithiasis
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Toxic to the kidneys
Nephrotoxic
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Enter -
Intestine
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Arthr-
Joint Ex: Arthritis
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Cerebr-
Brain
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Porphyr-
Purple
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Blast-
Bud
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Cephal-
Head
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Cervic -
Neck
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Mal-
Cheek | Bad
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Fil-
Thread
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My- Myos-
Muscle "Myopathy"
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Cente-
P uncture
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Card-
Heart Ex:Cardiomegaly
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Hem- Hemat-
Blood
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Hydra/o-
Water
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Osteo -
Bone
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Derm-
Skin