Prefixes-7 Flashcards

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Duodeno-

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Duodenum, twelve, upper part of the small intestine (12 in long on average) that connects to the stomach

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Dynam(o)-

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Force, energy, power

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult (dysphasia, dysphasia, dyspepsia)

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Dors(o)-, dors(i)-

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Of or pertaining to the back (dorsal, dorsocephalad)

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Dis-

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Separation, taking apart (dissection)

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Digit-

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Of or pertaining to the finger

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Dif-

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Apart, separation

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Dia-

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Through, during, across (diactyl)

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Di-

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Two (diplopia)

Apart, separation

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Dextr(o)-

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Right, on the right side (dextrocardia)

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Dermat(o)-, derm(o)-

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Of or pertaining to skin

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Dent-

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Of or pertaining to teeth

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De-

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Away from, cessation

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Dacryo-

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Tear

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Dactyl(o)-

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Of or pertaining to a finger, toe

Dactylology

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Front-

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Of or pertaining to the forehead (frontonasal)

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Fossa

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A hollow or depressed area, trench or channel (fossa ovalis)

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Filli-

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Fine, hair like

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Fibr(o)-

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Fibre (fibroblast)

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Faci(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the face (facioplegic)

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Extra-

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Outside (extradural hematoma)

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Ex-

Exo-

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Out of, away from (exopthalamus)

Denoting something as outside another (exoskeleton)

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Eu-

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True, good, well, new

Eukaryote

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Esthesio-

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Sensation (anesthesiology)

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Erythr(o)-
Denotes a red colour (erythrocyte)
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Episi(o)-
Of or pertaining to the pubic regions, the loins (episiotomy)
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Epi-
Before, upon, on, outside, outside of | Epitaxis, epicardium, episclera, epidural, epidemiology
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Entero-
Of or pertaining to the intestine (gastroenterology)
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Eosin(o)-
Red (eosinophil granulocyte)
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Endo-
Denotes something as inside or within (endocrinology, endosperm)
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Encephal(o)-
Of or pertaining to the brain (encephalopathy)
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Ec- | Ect(o)-
Out, away | Outer, outside (ectopic pregnancy)
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Fossa
A hollow or depressed area, trench or channel (fossa ovalis)
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Filli-
Fine, hair like
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Front-
Of or pertaining to the forehead (frontonasal)
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Hyster(o)-
Of or pertaining to the womb, the uterus (hysterectomy)
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Hyp(o)-
Below normal (hypovolemia)
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Hyper-
Extreme or beyond normal (hypertension)
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Hydr(o)-
Water (hydrophobe)
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Humer(o)-
Of or pertaining to the shoulder (humerus)
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Hom(o)-
The same or in common
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Home(o)-
Similar (homeopathy)
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Hist(o)- | Histio-
Tissue (histology)
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Hidr(o)-
Sweat (hyperhidrosis)
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Heter(o)-
Different, other, an addition
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Hepat- | Hepatic-
Of or pertaining to the liver (hepatology)
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Hemi-
One half (cerebral hemisphere)
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Haemangi- | Haemangio-
Blood vessels
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Haemat(o)- Haem- Haema- Haemo-
Of or pertaining to blood (haematology)
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Halluc-
To wander in the mind (hallucinogenic)
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Gyn(aec)o-
Woman | Gynaecomastia