Prefixes (Medical Terminology) Flashcards

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a-, an-

A

no, not, without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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af-

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toward

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ana-

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up, apart, backward, again, anew

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against

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apo-

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off, away

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aut-, auto-

A

self, own

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bi-

A

two

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brachy-

A

short

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down

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con-

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together, with

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contra-

A

against, opposite

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de-

A

lack of, down, less, removal of

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dia-

A

complete, through

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dorsi-

A

back

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dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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ec-

A

out, outside

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21
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echo-

A

reflected sound

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ecto-

A

out, outside

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em-

A

in

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en-

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in, within

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end-

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in, within

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endo-

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in, within

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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eso-

A

inward

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eu-

A

good, normal, true

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ex-

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out, away from

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exo-

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out, away from

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extra-

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outside

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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-

A

deficient, below, under, less than normal

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in-

A

in, into, not

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infra-

A

below, inferior to, beneath

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

within, into

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ipsi-

A

same

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ir-

A

in

42
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macro-

A

large

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mal-

A

bad

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meso-

A

middle

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meso-

A

middle

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meta-

A

change, beyond

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micro-

A

small

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multi-

A

many

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neo-

A

new

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nulli-

A

none

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pachy-

A

heavy, thick

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pan-

A

all

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par-

A

other than, abnormal

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para-

A

near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of

54
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per-

A

through

55
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peri-

A

surrounding, around

56
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polio-

A

gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

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poly-

A

many, much, increased

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post-

A

after, behind

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pre-

A

before, in front of

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primi-

A

first

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pro-

A

before, forward

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pros-

A

before, forward

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pseudo-

A

false

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quadri-

A

four

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re-

A

back, again, backward

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semi-

A

half

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sub-

A

under, below

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supra-

A

above, upper

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sym-

A

together, with

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syn-

A

together, with

71
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tachy-

A

fast

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tetra-

A

four

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trans-

A

across, through

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tri-

A

three

75
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ultra-

A

beyond, excress

76
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uni-

A

one