Prefixes Flashcards by Michala Henderson | Brainscape

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a-

aphasia

A

not

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an-

anemia

A

not

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anti-

antibiotics

A

against

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contra-

contraceptive

A

against

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de-

dehydration

A

down, away from

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ante-

antepartum

A

before

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pre-

precondition

A

before

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pro-

probiotic

A

before, on behalf of

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brady-

bradycardia

A

slow

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tachy-

tachycardia

A

fast

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post-

postpartum

A

after

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re

rehabilitation

A

again

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ab-

abduct

A

away

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ad-

adrenaline

A

toward

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circum-

circumcision

A

around

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peri-

pericardium

A

around

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dia-

diagnostic

A

through

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trans-

translate

A

through

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e-

evoke

A

out

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ec-

ectopic

A

out

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ex-

exhale

A

out

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ecto-

ectoderm

A

outside

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exo-

exoskeleton

A

outside

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extra-

A

outside

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en-

enema

A

in, inside

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endo-

endocrine

A

in, inside

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intra-

intravenous

A

in, inside

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epi-

epididymus

A

upon

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sub-

subcutaneous

A

beneath

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inter-

intercostal

A

between

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bi-

bilateral

A

two

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hemi-

hemiplegia

A

half

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semi-

semilunar

A

half

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hyper-

hyperthermia

A

over

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hypo-

hypothermia

A

under

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macro-

macrotia

A

large

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micro-

microdontia

A

small

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mono-

monocyte

A

one

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uni-

unisex

A

one

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oligo-

oligomenorrhea

A

few

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pan-

pancytopenia

A

all

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poly-

plygraph

A

many

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multi-

multicellular

A

many

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con-

congestion

A

with, together

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syn-

syndrome

A

with, together

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sym-

symmetry

A

with, together

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dys-

dysentery

A

bad

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eu-

euphoria

A

good

Q

When reading the word what comes:
1.
2.
3,

A

Suffix
prefix
Root

Q

Translate pericaridum
suffix
prefix
roog

A

suffix: -ium means tissue
prefix: peri-means around
root: card-means heart

Translation: tissue around the heart