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Prefixes Flashcards

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pre—

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before

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prenatal

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pertaining to the period before birth

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peri—

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around

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perinatal

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pertaining to the period during/around birth

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post—

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after

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postnatal

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pertaining to the period after birth

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endo—

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in or within

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endocrine

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secrete within

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intra—

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in or within

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intramuscular

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within the muscle

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epi—

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above or upon

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epidermis

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upon the skin

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hypo—

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under, below, or deficient

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hypodermic

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under the skin

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infra—

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under or below

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infracostal

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below the ribs

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sub—

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under or below

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subcutaneous

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under the skin

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inter—

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between

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intercostal

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between the ribs

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retro—

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backward or behind

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retroversion

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turning backward

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bi—

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two

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bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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dipl—

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double

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diplopia

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double vision

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diplo—

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double

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diplobacteria

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bacteria linked together in pairs

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hemi—

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one half

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of one half

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hyper—

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excessive or above normal

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hypercalcemia

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excessive calcium in the blood

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mono—

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one

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monotherapy

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one treatment

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uni—

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one

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uninuclear

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pertaining to one nucleus

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multi—

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many or much

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multigravida

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a woman who was been pregnant more than once

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poly—

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many or much

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polyphobia

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fear of many things

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quadri—

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quadriplegia

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paralysis of four

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tri—

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triceps

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three heads

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ab—

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abduction

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movement of a limb away from the body

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ad—

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adduction

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movement of a limb toward the body

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circum—

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circumrenal

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pertaining to around the kidney

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peri—

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periodontal

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pertaining to around a tooth

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dia—

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through or across

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diarrhea

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frequent discharge of fluid fecal matter through the bowl

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trans—

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through or across

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transvaginal

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pertaining to across or through the vagina

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ecto—

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outside or outward

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ectogenous

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forming outside the body or structure

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exo—

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outside or outward

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exotropia

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turning outward
the turning outward of the eyes

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extra—

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outside or outward

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extracranial

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pertaining to outside the skull

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para—

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near, beside, or beyond

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paranasal

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beside the nose

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super—

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upper or above

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superior

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pertaining to above or the upper part of a structure

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supra—

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above, excessive, or superior

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suprarenal

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pertaining to above the kidney

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ultra—

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excess or beyond

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ultrasonic

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pertaining to sound beyond that can be heard by the human ear

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a—

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not or without

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amastia

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without a breast

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an—

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not or without

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anesthesia

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without feeling

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anti—

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antibacterial

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against bacteria

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contra—

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contraception

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against conceiving

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auto—

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self or own

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autograft

A

transplantation to self
transplantation from one site and grafted to another site in the same person

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tachy—

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tachypnea

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rapid breathing

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brady—

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bradycardia

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slow heart rate

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dys—

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bad, painful, or difficult

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dystocia

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difficult childbirth

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eu—

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good or normal

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eupnea

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normal breathing

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hetero—

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heterograft (aka xenograft)

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different transplantation
transplant from one species to another

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homo—

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homograft (aka allograft)

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same transplantation
a transplant where an organ was taken from a donor of the same species as the recipient

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homeo—

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homeoplasia

A

formation or growth of the same or similar tissue

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