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Prefixes-text Book Flashcards

1
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No, not, without

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A-, an-
Apnea
Aphasia (
Atrophy (
Anemia (
Amenorrhea (

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2
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Away from

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Ab-
Abnormal

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3
Q

Toward, near

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Ad-
Adrenal glands

\ ə-ˈdrē-nᵊl \

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4
Q

Up, apart

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Ana-
Analysis
Urinalysis (urine +analysis)

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5
Q

Before, forward

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Ante-
Antepartum

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6
Q

Against

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Anti-
Antibody
Antigen

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7
Q

Two, birth

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Bi-
Bilateral

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8
Q

Slow

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Brady-
Bradycardia

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9
Q

With, together

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Con-
Congenital
A congenital anomaly is an irregularity (anomaly) present at birth. Examples are webbed fingers and toes and heart defects.

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10
Q

Complete through

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Dia-
Diarrhea

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11
Q

Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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Days-
Dyspnea
Dysphagia (eating or swallowing)
Dysplasia (formation)
Dysmenorrhea
Dysuria
Dysuria is often a symptom of a urinary tract infection (UTI)

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12
Q

Out, outside

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Ec-
Ectopic pregnancy

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13
Q

Within, in, inner

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Endo-
Endoscopy
Cystoscopy (urinary bladder)
Hysteroscopy (uterus)
Endocrine glands

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14
Q

Above, upon

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Epi-
Epidural hematoma

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15
Q

Out

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Ex-
Excision

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16
Q

Outside of

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Extra-
Extrahepatic

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17
Q

Half

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Hemi-
Hemigastrectomy
Hemiplegia

18
Q

Excessive, too much, above

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Hyper-
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperplasia (cells increase in number)
Hypertrophy (cells increase in size)
Hyperglycemia (may also be a sigh of diabetes Melkite’s)

19
Q

Deficient, too little, below

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Hypo-
Hypoglycemia

20
Q

In, into

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In-
Incision

21
Q

Between

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Inter-
Intervertebral

22
Q

Within

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Intra-
Intrauterine
Intravenous

23
Q

Bad

A

Mail-
Malignant

24
Q

Change, beyond

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Meta-
Metastasis
Metacarpals

25
Q

New

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Neo-
Neoplasm
Neoplastic
Neonatal

26
Q

Beside, near,along the side of

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Para-
Parathyroid glands
Paralysis
Paraplegia

27
Q

Surrounding

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Peri-
Periosteum
Perianal

28
Q

Many, much

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Poly-
Polyuria
Polyneuropathy
Polydipsia

29
Q

After, behind

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Post-
Postpartum
Postmortem

30
Q

Before

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Pre-
Precancerous
Prenatal

31
Q

Before,forward

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Pro-
Prolapse

32
Q

Before, forward

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Pros-
Prosthesis

33
Q

Four

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Quadri-
Quadriplegia

34
Q

Back, behind

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Re-
Relapse
Remission
Resection

35
Q

Back, behind

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Retro-
Retroperitoneal

36
Q

Under, less than

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Sub-
Subcostal
Subcutaneous
Subtotal
Subscapular

37
Q

With, tighter

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Syn-
Syndrome

38
Q

Fast

A

Achy-
Tachycardia
Tachypnea

39
Q

Across, through

A

Trans-
Transabdominal
Transurethral

40
Q

Three

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Tri-
Tricuspid valve

41
Q

Beyond

A

Ultra-
Ultrasonography

42
Q

One

A

Uni-
Unilateral

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