Prefixes (Intro to Med Term) Flashcards

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1
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a-

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without

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an-

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without

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anti-

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against

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apo-

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separation from

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bi-

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two/twice/double

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down/under

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contra-

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against/opposite

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de-

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down/from

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di-

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double/2/twice

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dia-

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through/between

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dys-

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painful/bad/difficult

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dis-

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to free/undo

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ecto-

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outside

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endo-

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inside/within

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epi-

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upon/over/at

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ex-

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out/away from

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eu-

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normal/well

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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above/excessive

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hypo-

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less than/below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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macro-

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large/long

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mal-

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bad/poor/abnormal

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mega-, megal

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great/large

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micro-

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small size

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nulli-

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none

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para-

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near/beside,

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peri-

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around/about

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pre-

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before/infront

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poly-

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many/much

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post-

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after/behind

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quad-/quadra-

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opposite/abnormal

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retro-

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backward/behind

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sub-

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under/beneath

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supra

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above

38
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sym-

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together, with, along

39
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syn-

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joined/together

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tachy-

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fast/swift

41
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tetra-

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four

42
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tri-

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three

43
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uni-

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one