Prefixes: 3 Flashcards by Hannah L | Brainscape

Q

path-

A

disease

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ped-, -ped-, -pes

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foot

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peri-

A

around

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phag-

A

eat

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pharyng(o)-

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pharynx

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phleb-

A

vein

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phren(i)-, phren

A

diaphragm

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pleur(o)-, pleure(a)-

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pertaining to the ribs

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pneumo-

A

air

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polio-

A

gray

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poly-

A

many

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post-

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behind, after

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pre-

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before, in front of

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presby(o)-

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old age

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pro-

A

early, before, giving rise to

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psych-

A

mind

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pulm-

A

lung

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pyo-

A

pus

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pyro-

A

fever

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ren-

A

kidney

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retro-

A

behind

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rhin(o)-

A

pertaining to the nose

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salping(o)-

A

pertaining to the fallopian tubes

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sarc-

A

flesh, muscle

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schiz(o)-

A

denoting something ‘split’ or ‘Double-sided’

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scler-

A

though, hard

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semi-

A

partial, half

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sinistr(o)-

A

left, left side

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somat(o)-, somatico-

A

semen, spermatozoa

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spleen(o)-

A

spleen

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stom(a)-

A

mouth

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sub-

A

beneath, below

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super-, supra-

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above, greater

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syn-, sym-

A

connecting, with

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tachy-

A

rapid, accelerated

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thromb-

A

clot

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tono-

A

tone, pressure

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tox(i)-, tox(o)-, taxico-

A

toxin, poison

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trache(o)-

A

trachea

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trans-

A

across

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tmphan(o)-

A

eardrum

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ultra-

A

greater, beyond

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uni-

A

one

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ur-

A

urine

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vagin-

A

pertaining to the vagina

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vas-

A

tubule, vessel

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ventr(o)-

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pertaining to the belly, stomach

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viscer(o)-

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pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera