Chapter 3 - Prefixes Flashcards
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Q
Tachy-
A
Rapid
2
Q
Epi-
A
Above, upon
3
Q
Nat
A
Birth
4
Q
Derm
A
Skin
5
Q
Pre-
A
Before
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Q
-cyte
A
Cell
7
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
8
Q
Mono-
A
1
9
Q
Super-
A
Upper, above
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Q
Eu-
A
Good, normal
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Q
Poly-
A
Many, much
12
Q
A-
A
Without, not
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Q
Sub-
A
Under, below
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Q
Uni-
A
1
15
Q
-Version
A
Turning
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Q
Supra-
A
Above; excessive; superior
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Q
Dys-
A
Bad; painful; difficult
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Q
Quadri-
A
4
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Q
Extra-
A
Outside, outward
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Q
-gravida
A
Pregnant woman
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Q
Bacteri
A
Bacteria
22
Q
Anti-
A
Against
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Q
Homeo-
A
Same
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Ecto-
A
Outside, outward
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Brady-
Slow
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Ultra-
Excess, beyond
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Hetero-
Different
28
-scope
Instrument for examining
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Hypo-
Under, below; deficient
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Peri-
Around
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micro-
Small
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Infra-
Under, below
33
-ceps
Head
34
Circum-
Around
35
-al
Pertaining to
36
Peri-
Around
37
Later
Side
38
Endo-
In, within
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-ous
Pertaining to
40
macro-
Large
41
Diplo-
Double
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Cutane
Skin
43
-opia
Vision
44
Contra-
Against
45
Auto-
Self, own
46
Cost
Ribs
47
Intra-
In, within
48
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
49
Inter-
Between
50
Nucle
Nucleus
51
Tri-
3
52
Retro-
Backward, behind
53
What are the 4 prefix types?
Position, number, measurement, and direction.
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Homo-
Same
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Ab-
From, away from
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-Therapy
Treatment
57
Hemi-
1/2; one half
58
Post-
After
59
Exo-
Outside, outward
60
Trans-
Through, across
61
An-
Without, not
62
-ic
Pertaining to
63
Calc
Calcium
64
-plegia
Paralysis
65
Multi-
Manny, much
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Para-
Near, beside; beyond
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-crine
Secrete
68
Bi-
2
69
Dipl-
Double
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Ad-
Toward
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Trans-
Through, across
72
Mal-
Bad
73
Pan-
All
74
Primi-
First
75
Pseudo-
False
76
Syn-
Union, together, joined
77
Pro-
Forward, for
