Ch. 5 Medical Terminology #1 Flashcards
Common prefixes (100 cards)
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hyper-
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over, excessive, high
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hypo-
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under, below normal
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tachy-
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rapid, fast
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brady-
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slow
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pre-
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before
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post-
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after, behind
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uni-
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one
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dipl-
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two; double
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null-
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none
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primi-
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first
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multi-
A
many
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bi-
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two
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tri-
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three
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quad-
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four
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tetra-
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four
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quint-
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five
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sexti-
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six
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septi-
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seven
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oct-
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eight
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nona-
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nine
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deca-
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ten
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semi-
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half; partial
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hemi-
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half; one sided
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ambi-
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both
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pan-
all, entire
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ab-
away from
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ad-
to, toward
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de-
down from, away
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circum-
around, about
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peri-
around
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peri-
around
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trans-
across, through, beyond
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epi-
above, upon, on
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supra-
above, over
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retro-
behind
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sub-
under, beneath
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infra-
below, under
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para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
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contra-
against, opposite
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ecto-
out, outside
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endo-
within
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extra-
outside, in addition
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intra-
inside, within
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ipsi-
same
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a-
without, lack of
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ab-
away from
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ad-
to, toward
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an-
without, lack of
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ana-
up, back, again
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ante-
before, forward
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anti-
against, opposed to
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auto-
self
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brady-
slow
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contra-
against, opposite
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de-
down from, away
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dia-
through, completely
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dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
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ect(o)-
out, outside
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end(o)-
within
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epi-
upon, over, above
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eu-
easy, good, normal
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ex(o)-
outside, away from
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extra-
outside, in addition
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hemi-
half
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in-
in, into, not, without
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infra-
below, under
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inter-
between
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intra-
inside, within
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ipsi-
same
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iso-
equal
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad or abnormal
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mega-
large
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meta-
after, change
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micro-
small
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mono-
one, single
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multi-
many
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neo-
new
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noct-
night
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nulli-
none
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olig(o)-
little, deficient
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ortho-
straight or normal
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pan-
all, entire
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para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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poly-
many
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primi-
first
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pro-
before, in front of
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quadr(i)-
four
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re-
back
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retro-
backward, behind
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sub-
under, below
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sym-
together, joined
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super-
above, excessive, and more than
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supra-
above, upper
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syn-
together, joined
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tachy-
rapid, fast
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tetra-
four
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trans-
across, through, beyond