Week 1: Medical Terminology- Common Prefixes Flashcards
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anti-, contra-
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against or opposed to
2
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de-
A
from, down, or not
3
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ab-
A
away from
4
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ad-
A
to, toward, or near
5
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circum-, peri-
A
around
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dia-, trans-
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across or through
7
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e-, ec-, ex-
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out or away
8
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ecto-, exo-, extra-
A
outside
9
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en-, endo-, intra-
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within
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epi-
A
upon
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inter-
A
between
12
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meso-
A
middle
13
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para-
A
alongside of or abnormal
14
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meta-
A
beyond, after or change
15
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retro-
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backward or behind
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sub-, infra-
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below or under
17
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bi-
A
two
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hemi-, semi-
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half
19
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hyper-
A
above or excessive
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hypo-
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below or deficient
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macro-
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large or long
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micro-
A
small
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mono-, uni-
A
one
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oligo-
A
few or deficient
25
pan-
all
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poly-, multi-
many
27
quadri-
four
28
super-, supra-
above or excessive
29
tri-
three
30
ultra-
beyond or excessive
31
ante-, pre-, pro-
before
32
brady-
slow
33
tachy-
fast
34
post
after or behind
35
re-
again or back
36
con-, syn-, sym-
together or with
37
dys-
painful, difficult, or faulty
38
eu-
good or normal
39
neo-
new
40
a-, an-
without
41
Lip/o
Fat
42
Hyper-
Excessive
43
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
Vessel
44
cardi/o
Heart
45
enter/o
Small intestine
46
esophag/o
Esophagus
47
gastr/o
Stomach
48
hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
49
hepat/o
Liver
50
oste/o
Bone
51
ur/o, urin/o
Urine
52
-al, -eal
Pertaining to
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oligo-
Few or deficient
54
para-
Alongside of, abnormal
55
peri-
Around
