prefixes Flashcards

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1
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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-

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toward

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ana-

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up, apart

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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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auto-

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self, own

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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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con-

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with, together

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down, lack of

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dia-

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through, complete

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dys-

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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

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ec-

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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, on, above

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eu-

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good, normal

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ex-

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out, outside

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21
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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, above

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hypo-

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deficient, under

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in-

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not or into, within

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infra-

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beneath, under

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

in, within, into

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macro-

A

large

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mal-

A

bad

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meta-

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beyond, change

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micro-

A

small

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neo-

A

new

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pan-

A

all

34
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sign (not a prefix)

A

objective finding perceived by examiner

35
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symptom (not a prefix)

A

a subjective change in condition perceived by a patient

36
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para-

A

abnormal, beside, near

37
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per-

A

through

38
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peri-

A

surrounding

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poly-

A

many, much

40
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post-

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after, behind

41
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pre-

A

before, in front of

42
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pro-

A

before, forward

43
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pros-

A

before, forward

44
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re-

A

back again

45
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retro-

A

behind, backward

46
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sub-

A

under

47
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supra-

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above, upper

48
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syn-, sym-

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together, with

49
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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across, through

51
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ultra-

A

beyond, excess

52
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uni-

A

one