Prefixes Ch. 3 Flashcards by George Haller | Brainscape

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What do prefixes annotate

A

position, number and measurement, direction, and used to change the meaning of the word.

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prefixes of position describe what?

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place or location…epi/inter/pre/post/sub

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prefixes of direction describe what?

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pathway or route…circum,extra,intra,para,supra,endo

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prefixes to change the meaning of the root

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anti, an, a, eu, dys, homo

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pre

prenatal

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before, in front of

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peri

perinatal

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around

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post

postnatal

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after, behind

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epi

epigastric

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above, upon

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hypo

hyodermic

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under, below, deficient

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infra/sub

infracostal/subnasal

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under, below

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inter

intercostal

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between

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pro

prognosis

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before, in front of

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retro

retroversion

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backward, behind

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bi

bilateral

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two

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dipl/diplo

diplopia/diplobacterial

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double

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hemi

hemiplegia

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one half

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hyper

hypercalcemia

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excessive, above normal

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macro

macrocyte

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large

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micro

microscope

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small

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mono/uni
monotherapy
uninuclear

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one

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multi/poly

multigravida/polyphobia

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many/much

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nulli

nulligravida

A

none

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primi

primigravida

A

first

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quadri

quadriplegia

A

four

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tri

triceps

A

three

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ab

abduction

A

from, away from

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ad

adduction

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toward

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circum/peri

circumrenal/periodontal

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around

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dia/trans

diarrhea/transvaginal

A

through, across

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ecto/exo/extra

ectogenous/exotropia/extracranial

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outside, outward

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endo/intra

endocrine/intramuscular

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in, within

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para

paranasal

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near, beside, beyond

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super

superior

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upper, above

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supra

suprarenal

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above, excessive, superior

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ultra

ultrasonic

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excess, beyond

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a/an ( “a” before consonant…“an” before vowel)
amastia
anesthesia

A

without, not

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anti/contra

antibacterial/contraception

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against

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brady

bradycardia

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slow

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dys

dystocia

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bad, painful, difficult

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eu

erpnea

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good, normal

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hetero

heterograft

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different

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homo/homeo

homograft/homeoplasia

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same

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mal

malnutrition

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bad

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pan

panarthritis

A

all

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pseudo

pseudocyesis

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false

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syn (will appear as “sym” before b, p ,ph, or m)

syndactylism

A

union, together, joined

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tachy

tachypnea

A

rapid