Roots/Prefixes Flashcards by Sophia Lukatya | Brainscape

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Arthr

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Joint

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Cardi

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Heart

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Cephal

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Head

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Hyper

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Above normal

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Bi

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Both

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Anti

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Against

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Maxill

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Jaw

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Hepat

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Liver

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Ren

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Kidney

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Ab

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Away from (abnormal)

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A- an

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Without or lack of (arrhythmia)

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Brady

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Slow delayed (bradycardia)

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Endo

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In or within (endromiterium)

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Hypo

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Beneath or below (hypoglycemia)

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Macro

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Large or long (microcephalic)

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Micro

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Small (microcephalic)

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Pre

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Before (predispose)

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Poly

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Many (polyuria)

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Epi

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On, upon, over (epidermis)

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Bio

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Life (biohazard)

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Dys

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Ill or bad (dyslexia)

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Amino

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Pertaining to fetal sac (amniocentesis)

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Intra

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Inside or within (intracranial)

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Mal

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Bad, poor, evil (malignant)

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Neo

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New (neonate)

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Peri

A

Around or surrounding (pericardium)

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Tachy

A

Fast or rapid (tachycardia)

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Post

A

After (Postnatal)

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Semi

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Half or partial (semiconscious)

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Angi/o

A

Blood vessel

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Chrondr/o

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Cartilage

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Cyst/o

A

Sac

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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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Eyes/emet

A

Vomit

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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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Hem-hemat/o

A

Blood

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My/o

A

Muscle

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Nephr/o

A

Kidneys

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Neur/o

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Nerves

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Hyster/o

A

Uterus

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Pneum/o

A

Lungs

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Ventr/o

A

Belly

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Enter/o

A

Small intestine

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Aden/o

A

Glands

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Carp/o

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Wrist

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Necr/o

A

Death

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Derm/o

A

Skin

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Col/o

A

Large intestine or colon

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Oste/o

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Bone