Ch. 4 Prefixes Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
Q
a-, an-
Apnea
A
no, not, without
2
Q
ab-
Abductor
A
away from
3
Q
ad-
Adductor
A
toward
4
Q
ana-
Anabolism
A
up, apart
5
Q
ante-
Ante cibum
A
before, forward
6
Q
anti-
Antibiotic
A
against
7
Q
auto-
Autoimmune disease
A
self, own
8
Q
bi-
Bilateral
A
two
9
Q
brady-
Bradycardia
A
slow
10
Q
cata-
Catabolism
A
down
11
Q
con-
Connective
A
with, together
12
Q
contra-
Contralateral
A
against, opposite
13
Q
de-
Dehydration
A
down, lack of
14
Q
dia-
Dialysis
A
through, complete
15
Q
dys-
Dyspnea
A
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
16
Q
ec-, ecto-
Ectopic pregnancy
A
out, outside
17
Q
endo-
Endocardium
A
in, within
18
Q
epi-
Epithelium
A
upon, on, above
19
Q
eu-
Euphoria
A
good, normal
20
Q
ex-
Exophthalmos
A
out, outside, away from
21
Q
hemi-
Hemiglossectomy
A
half
22
Q
hyper-
Hyperglycemia
A
excessive, above
23
Q
hypo-
Hypodermic injection
A
deficient, under
24
Q
in-
Insomniac
A
not
25
in-
Incision
into, within
26
infra-
Infracostal
beneath, under
27
-inter
Intercostal
between
28
intra-
Intravenous
in, within, into
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macro-
Macrochephaly
large
30
mal-
Malignant
bad
31
meta-
Metamorphosis
beyond, change
32
micro-
Microscope
small
33
neo-
Neonatal
new
34
pan-
Pancytopenia
all
35
para-
Parathyroid glands
abnormal, beside, near
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per-
Percutaneous
through
37
peri-
Pericardium
surrounding
38
poly-
Polyneuritis
many, much
39
post-
Postpartum
after, behind
40
pre-
Prenatal
before, in front of
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pro-
Prolapse
before, forward
42
pros-
Prosthesis
before, forward
43
re-
Remission
back, again
44
retro-
Retroperitoneal
behind, backward
45
sub-
Subcutaneous
under
46
supra-
Suprapubic
above, upper
47
syn-, sym
Syndrome, symtom
together, with
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tachy-
Tachypnea
fast
49
trans-
Transfusion
across, through
50
ultra-
Ultrasonography
beyond, excess
51
uni-
Unilateral
one
