Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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a-, an-

A

no; not; without
anemia

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aut-, auto-

A

self; own

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endo-

A

in, within

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dia- ;

A

complete, through

diagnosis

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epi-

A

above; upon; on

*epipen

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ex- , exo-

A

out; outside of; outward

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hyper-

A

above; excessive; more than normal

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hypo-

A

deficient; below; under; less than normal

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in-

A

into; in; not

in/cis/ion

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peri-

A

surrounding; around

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pro-

A

before; forward

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re-

A

back; again; backward
repeat, reverse, rewind

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retro-

A

behind; back; backward
*retroactive

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sub-

A

under; below

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trans-

A

across; through

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ana-

A

up, apart

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cata-

A

down

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inter-

A

between

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18
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meta-

Metamorphosis

A

change, beyond

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ab-

A

away from

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20
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ad-

A

toward

adductor: muscle that draws a limb toward the body.

21
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ante-

“Ante up”

A

before, forward

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anti-

A

Against

23
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bi

A

two

24
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brady

A

Slow

*bradycardia

25
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con-

connect

A

with, together

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contra-

A

against , opposite

27
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de-

de/hydration

A

down, lack of

28
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dys-

A

Abnormal
bad
difficult
painful

29
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ec-

Ectopic pregnancy

A

Out, outside

30
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eu-

euphoria

A

good, normal

31
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hemi-

A

half

32
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infra-

A

beneath, under

33
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macro-

A

large

34
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mal-

A

bad

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micro-

A

small

36
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neo-

A

new

37
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pan-

A

all

38
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para-

Parathyroid

A

beside, near, alongside of, abnormal

39
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per-

*Permanent : to stay intact … the years
Sweat

A

through

40
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poly-

A

many, such

41
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post-

A

after, behind

42
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Pre-

A

Before, in front of

43
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Pro-

Pros-

*Propell

A

forward, before

44
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supra-

A

above, upper

45
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syn-

sym-

*Synchronized

A

together, with, joined

46
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tachy-

A

fast

47
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ultra-

A

beyond, excess

48
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uni-

A

One

unilateral

49
Q

carp/o

A

wrist bones

50
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cib/o

A

meals

51
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nect/o

A

to bind, tie connect