Ch 1 - Prefixes PP Flashcards
(118 cards)
1
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A-, An, Ana-
A
without
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Anti-
A
against
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Bi/o
A
Life
4
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Bi
A
two
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contra
A
against, opposite
6
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cry/o
A
cold
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Di
A
two
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dys
A
difficult, bad, painful
9
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ecto-
A
outer
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endo-
A
inner
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epi
A
above, upon, on
12
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hetero-
A
different, other
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homo-
A
same as
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hyper
A
above
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hypo
A
below
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ipsi
A
same
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mal
A
bad or poor
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mega
A
very large
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meso
A
middle
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meta
A
change
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multi
A
many
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neo-
A
new
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pan
A
everywhere
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para-
A
abnormal, beside
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per-
through
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peri-
surrounding, around
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poly-
many
28
post
afterwards
29
pre
before
30
pro-
favoring, supporting
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supra, super
above
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uni
1 (one)
33
centi-
1 hundredth, 0.1
34
Dec- (Deca)
10
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Deci-
1 tenth, .1
36
Kilo-
1,000
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Milli
1 thousandth, .001
38
Micro-
1 millionth, .000001
39
Arthr/o
joint
40
cardi/o
heart
41
coagul/o
clot
42
coitis
sex
43
dem/o
people
44
later/o
side
45
lingu/o
tongue
46
meter/
to measure
47
morph/o
shape
48
nat/i
birth
49
ped/o
foot
50
tensi/o
blood pressure
51
-ac, al, ic, ar, ary
(adj) pertaining to
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-algia
pain
53
-ation, sion
act, process
54
-dynia
pain
55
-es
(pl) for -is
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-ices
(pl) for -ex
57
-itis
inflammation
58
-genesis
beginning
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-gnosis
knowledge
60
-gram
a recording
61
-graph
instrument for recording
62
-graphy
process of recording
63
-ology
the study of
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-para
to bring forth, to bear (live births)
65
-pathy
disease
66
-scope
an instrument for observing
67
-scopy
the process of observing
68
-therapy
treatment
69
-verse, vert, vers/o
turn
70
antifungal
against fungus
71
arthroscope
instrument used to look in a join
72
biology
the study of life
73
cardiac
pertaining to the heart
74
cardiopathy
any disease of the heart
75
coagulation
the process where a liquid, such as blood, comes together to form a soft, semi-solid mass, like a clot
76
contralateral
opposite side
77
cryotherapy
using cold as a therapy
78
decaliter
equal to 10 liters
79
deciliter
equal to one tenth of a liter
80
diagnosis
to see through, understand
81
distal
away from the point of origin
82
epidemic
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community of people at a particular time
83
heterosexual
sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex
84
homosexual
sexually attracted to people of the same sex
85
inversion
the act of turning around
86
malpractice
improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment
87
metamorphic
pertaining to changing shape
88
microscopy
the procedure of viewing something small
89
neogenesis
new beginning
90
pandemic
spread to all people
91
periosteum
membrane around the bone
92
polymorphic
many changes
93
unilateral
on one side
94
arteriosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
95
arteriostenosis
narrowing of the arteries
96
arthralgia
joint pain
97
arthritis
inflammation of joints
98
arthrodesis
fusion of a joint
99
arthroscopy
process of viewing a joint with a scope
100
bradycardia
slow heart rate
101
carcinoma
malignant or cancerous tumor
102
cardiography
process of recording a picture of the heart
103
cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
104
dermatologist
physician specialist for the skin
105
dermatosis
any skin condition
106
dyspepsia
difficult digestion; indigestion
107
dyspnea
difficult breathing
108
gastrectomy
surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
109
gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
110
gastromegaly
enlarged stomach
111
hemiparesis
partial paralysis of one side of the body
112
hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body
113
hepatoplasty
surgical repair of the liver
114
hypogastric
pertaining to below the stomach
115
osteomalacia
softening of bone
116
polyarthritis
inflammation of many joints
117
quadriplegia
paralysis of all four limbs
118
tachycardia
fast heart rate
