Prefixes Flashcards

1
Q

a/an

A

without, lack of (anemia)

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2
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ab

A

away from (abduct)

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3
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ambi

A

both (ambidextrous)

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4
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ante

A

before, in front of

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5
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anti

A

against (antiseptic)

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6
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bi

A

two

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7
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brady

A

slow (bradycardia)

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8
Q

circum

A

around (circumoral)

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9
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co, com

A

with, together (commissure)

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10
Q

contra

A

opposed (contralateral)

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11
Q

de

A

down, from (dehydrate)

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12
Q

dys

A

difficult, bad, painful (dyspnea)

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13
Q

ecto

A

outside (ectoderm)

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14
Q

endo

A

within, inner (endocranial)

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15
Q

epi

A

upon, on, over (epidermis)

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16
Q

erythro/ery

A

red (erythrocyte)

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17
Q

eu

A

normal, good, healthy (euphoria)

18
Q

hemi

A

half (hemiplegia)

19
Q

hyper

A

excessive, beyond (hyperactive)

20
Q

hypo

A

under, deficient (hypothyroid)

21
Q

im

A

into (implant)

22
Q

infra

A

below (intrarenal)

23
Q

inter

A

between (intercostal)

24
Q

intra, intro

A

within (intrathoracic)

25
Q

macro

A

large (macrocytic)

26
Q

meta

A

change (metachrosis)

27
Q

micro

A

small (microbe)

28
Q

oligo

A

small, few (oliguria)

29
Q

pan

A

entire, all (pandemic)

30
Q

para

A

beside (paracardiac)

31
Q

peri

A

around (periosteum)

32
Q

poly

A

many (polycystic)

33
Q

post

A

after (postoperative)

34
Q

pre

A

before (preop)

35
Q

pseudo

A

false (pseudocyst)

36
Q

quad

A

four (quadriplegia)

37
Q

retro

A

behind, backward (retrograde)

38
Q

sub

A

under beneath (sublingual)

39
Q

super, supra

A

above, superior (supraclavicular)

40
Q

tachy

A

rapid (tachydardia)