Prefixes Flashcards

1
Q

A-, an

A

Without, no, not

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2
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Ab-

A

Away from

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3
Q

Ad-

A

Near, toward

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4
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Af-

A

Toward

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5
Q

Ana-

A

Up, apart

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6
Q

Ante-
( direction)

A

Before, forward, in front of

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7
Q

Anti-

A

Against

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8
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Bi-

A

Two, both

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9
Q

Brady-
( bradycardia)

A

Slow

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10
Q

Con-

A

Together, with

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11
Q

Contra-

A

Opposite

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12
Q

Dia-

A

Complete, through

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13
Q

Dys-
(Dyspnea)

A

Difficult, painful, abnormal, bad

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14
Q

Ec-

A

Outside, out

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15
Q

Echo-

A

Using ultrasonic waves

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16
Q

Ef-

A

Away from

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17
Q

Electro-

A

Using electricity

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18
Q

End-, endo-

A

In, inner, within

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19
Q

Epi-
(Epicenter)

A

Above, upon

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20
Q

Ex-
(Exit)

A

Out

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21
Q

Extra-

A

Outside of

22
Q

Hemi-
(Hemisphere)

A

Half

23
Q

Hyper-
( hypertension)

A

Excessive, too much above

24
Q

Hypo-
( hypotension)

A

Deficit, too little, below

25
Q

In-

A

Into, in

26
Q

Inter-

A

Between

27
Q

Intra-

A

Within

28
Q

Ipsi-

A

Same

29
Q

Macro-
( macroorganism)

A

Very large

30
Q

Mal-

A

Bad

31
Q

Megalo-

A

Large

32
Q

Meta-

A

Change, beyond

33
Q

Micro-
( microorganism)

A

Small

34
Q

Neo-

A

New

35
Q

Par-

A

Near, beside

36
Q

Para-
(Paranormal)

A

Near, abnormal, beside

37
Q

Per-

A

Through

38
Q

Peri-

A

Surrounding, around

39
Q

Poly-
( polygon)

A

Many, much, excessive, frequent

40
Q

Post-
( post test / posterior)

A

After, behind

41
Q

Pre-
(Pre test)

A

Before, in front of

42
Q

Pro-, pros-

A

Forward, before

43
Q

Quadri-

A

Four

44
Q

Re-, retro
(Re- rectal)

A

Behind, back

45
Q

Sub-
(Submarine)

A

Under, less than

46
Q

Supra-

A

Upward, above

47
Q

Syn-

A

Together, with

48
Q

Tachy-
(Tachycardia)

A

Fast

49
Q

Trans-
(Transfer)

A

Through, across

50
Q

Tri-

A

Three

51
Q

Ultra-

A

Beyond

52
Q

Uni

A

One