Unit 1 - Prefixes Flashcards by Andrea Griswold | Brainscape

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a-, an-

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no, not, without

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aut-, auto-

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self, own

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dia-

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complete, through (diagnosis)

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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above, upon (epidermis)

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ex-, exo-

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out, outside of, outward

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hyper-

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excessive, above, more than normal

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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in-

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into, in (incision)

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peri-

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surrounding, around (pericardium)

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pro-

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before, forward

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re-

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back, backward, again

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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below, under

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trans-

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across, through

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prim/o

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first

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mon/o; uni

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one, single

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bi/o

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two

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dipl/o

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double

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tri

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three

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multi; poly

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many; more than one

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cyan/o

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blue

cyan/o/sis -

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erythr/o

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red

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melan/o

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black

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leuk/o

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white

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trans; dia

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through / across

trans/derm/al - pertaining to through the skin

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peri

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around; surrounding

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olig/o

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scanty

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brady

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slow

brady/cardi/a - pertaining to a slow heart

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tachy

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fast

tachy/cardi/a - pertaining to a fast heart

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mega; macr/o

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large

macro/cephal/ic - pertaining to a large head

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micr/o

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small

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neo

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new

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dys

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bad, painful

dys/pnea - difficult/painful breathing

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ecto-

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outside

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endo-

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in; within

endo/cardi/um - tissue w/in heart

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sub

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under, below

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epi

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above, upon, on

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para

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beside

para/thyroid - beside thyroid

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inter

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between

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intra

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within, into

intra/venous - into vein

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infra-

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below, inferior to; beneath

infra/cost/al - below ribs

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a, an

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no, not, without

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anti; contra

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against, opposite

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in; un

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not; in, into

in/cis/ion - process of cutting into

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con-

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together; with

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de-

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lack of; down; less

de/hydra/tion - lack of water

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dia-

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complete; through

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ec-, ecto-

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out, outside of

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eu-

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good, normal, true

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mal-

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bad

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per-

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through

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pseudo-

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false

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supra-

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above, upper

supra/thorac/ic -

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syn-

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together, with

syn/dactyl/y - pertaining to fingers/toes together (webbed)

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sym-

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together, with

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trans-

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across; through

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dialysis

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breakdown; separation (of liquids)

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-drome

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to run

syn/drome - run together (symptoms that run together)

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ultra/son/o/graph/y

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ultra - beyond, excess
son/o - sound
graphy - process of recording