Prefixes Flashcards
Medical Terminology Ch. 4
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a-
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negative, not
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ab-
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away from
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ac-
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to, toward
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ad-
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to, toward
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af-
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to, toward
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ag-
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to, toward
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ambi-
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both
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ana-
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up, positive, excessive, back, again
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aniso-
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unequal, uneven, dissimilar
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ante-
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before, in front of
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antero-
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before
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anti-
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against
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ap-
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to, toward
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apo-
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away from, detached, separation, from
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as-
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to, toward
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bi-
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two
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at-
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to, toward
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brachy-
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short
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brevi-
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short
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cata-
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down, negative
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centi-
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one hundred, one-hundredth
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chromato-
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color, pigment
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chromo-
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color, pigment
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circum-
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around
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co-
with, together
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col-
with, together
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com-
with, together
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con-
with, together
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contra-
against, contrary
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cor-
with, together
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cyano-
blue
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de-
down, from, negative
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deca-
ten
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deci-
one-tenth or ten
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di-
apart, two
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dia-
through, apart
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dif-
apart, away from
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dis-
apart, away from
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dolicho-
long
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dys-
bad, painful, negative
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e-
out from
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ec-
out of
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ecto-
outside
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ef-
out of
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en-
in, on
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endo-
inside
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epi-
upon, after, in addition
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equi-
equal
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eryth-
red, reddish
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erythro-
red, reddish
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eu-
good, well, normal
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eury-
wide, broad
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ex-
out of
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exo-
outside, outward
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extra-
outside of, beyond
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hemi-
half
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hepta-
seven
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hetero-
other, another, different
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hexa-
six
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holo-
whole
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homeo-
similar, constant
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homo-
same, similar
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homoio-
similar, constant
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hyper-
above, beyond, extreme, excess
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hypo-
under, below, decreased, abnormally low
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il-
in, on, not, negative
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im-
in, on, not, negative
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in-
in, on, not, negative
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infero-
below, under, behind
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infra-
beneath
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inter-
among, between
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intra-
inside
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intro-
into, within
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ir-
in, on, not, negative
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iso-
equal, alike, same
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juxta-
near, next to
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kilo-
one thousand
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lepto-
slender, thin, delicate, narrow
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leuk-
white
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leuko-
white
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macro-
large, abnormally large
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mal-
bad
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medio-
middle
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mega-
one million (also, large)
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megalo-
great, large
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melan-
black; melanin
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melano-
black; melanin
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mes-
middle, intermediate
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meso-
middle, intermediate
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meta-
after, next
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micro-
small
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mid-
middle
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milli-
one-thousandth
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mono-
only, sole, one
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multi-
many, much
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non-
not, negative
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nona-
nine
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noni-
nine
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normo-
usual, normal
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ob-
toward, against
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oc-
toward, against
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octa-
eight
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octi-
eight
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of-
toward, against
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oligo-
few, deficiency
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op-
toward, against
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pachy-
thick
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pan-
all
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panto-
all
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para-
beside, beyond different, abnormal
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penta-
five
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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poly-
much, many
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before, in front of
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primi-
first
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pro-
before, in front of
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proto-
first
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pseudo-
false, not
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quadri-
four
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re-
back, again
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retro-
backward
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semi-
half, part
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septi-
seven
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sex-
six
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sub-
under, below
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suf-
under, below
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sup-
under, below
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super-
above, beyond, extreme, excess
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supra-
above, beyond
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syl-
with, together, union, association
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sym-
with, together, union, association
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syn-
with, together, union, association
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tetra-
four
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trans-
across, beyond, through
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tri-
three
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un-
not
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uni-
one
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xantho-
yellow
