Chapter 3 Flashcards
(65 cards)
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Q
peri-
A
around
2
Q
post-
A
after
3
Q
epi-
A
above, upon
4
Q
hypo-
A
under, below, deficient
5
Q
infra-
A
under, below
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Q
sub-
A
under, below
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Q
inter-
A
between
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Q
retro-
A
backward, behind
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Q
bi-
A
two
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Q
dipl-
A
double
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Q
diplo-
A
double
12
Q
macro-
A
large
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Q
micro-
A
small
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Q
mono-
A
one
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Q
uni-
A
one
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Q
multi-
A
many, much
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Q
tri-
A
three
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Q
ab-
A
from, away from
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Q
ad-
A
toward
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Q
circum-
A
around
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Q
trans-
A
through, across
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Q
ecto-
A
outside, outward
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Q
exo-
A
outside, outward
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Q
extra-
A
outside, outward
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para- (possible meaning)
to bear (offspring)
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super-
upper, above
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supra-
above, excessive, superior
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ultra-
excess, beyond
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anti-
against
30
contra-
against
31
auto-
self, own
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brady-
slow
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eu-
good, normal
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hetero-
different
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homo-
same
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homeo-
same
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tachy-
rapid
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derm/o
skin
39
cost/o
ribs
40
later/o
side
41
bacteri/o
bacteria
42
calc/o
calcium
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nucle/o
nucleus
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odont/o
teeth
45
vagin/o
vagina
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crani/o
cranium (skull)
47
gen/o
forming, producing, origin
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-crine
secrete
49
-is
noun ending
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-version
turning
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-opia
vision
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-therapy
treatment
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-gravida
pregnant woman
54
-ceps
head
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-duction
act of leading, bringing, conducting
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-tropia
turning
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-esthesia
feeling
58
-ception
conceiving
59
-graft
transplantation
60
-cardia
heart
61
-tocia
childbirth, labor
62
-pnea
breathing
63
lingu/o
tongue
64
Purpose of Prefixes
usually an indication of a number, time, position, measurement, direction, or negation
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Types of Prefixes
1) position
2) number and measurement
3) direction
4) other common prefixes
