Chapter 4: Prefixes Flashcards
1
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A-, an-
A
No, not, without
2
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Ab-
A
Away from
3
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Ad-
A
Toward
4
Q
Ana-
A
Up, apart
5
Q
Ante-
A
Before, forward
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Anti-
A
Against
7
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Auto-
A
Self, own
8
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Bi-
A
Two
9
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Brady-
A
Slow
10
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Cata-
A
Down
11
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Con-
A
With, together
12
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Contra-
A
Against, opposite
13
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De-
A
Down, lack of
14
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Dia-
A
Through, complete
15
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Dys-
A
Bad, difficult, painful
16
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Ec-, ecto-
A
Out, outside
17
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En-, endo-
A
In, within
18
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Epi-
A
Upon, on, above
19
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Eu-
A
Good, normal
20
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Ex-
A
Out, away from
21
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Hemi-
A
Half
22
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Hyper-
A
Excessive, above
23
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Hypo-
A
Deficient, under
24
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In-
A
Not, into, within
25
Infra-
Beneath
26
Inter-
Between
27
Intra-
Into, within
28
Macro-
Large
29
Mal-
Bad
30
Meta-
Beyond, change
31
Micro-
Small
32
Neo-
New
33
Pan-
All
34
Para-
Abnormal, beside, near
35
Per-
Through
36
Peri-
Surrounding
37
Poly-
Many, much
38
Post-
After, behind
39
Pre-
Before, in front of
40
Pro-
Before, forward
41
Pseudo-
False
42
Re-
Back, again
43
Retro-
Behind, backwards
44
Sub-
Under
45
Supra-
Above, upper
46
Syn-, sym-
Together, with
47
Tachy-
Fast
48
Trans-
Across, through
49
Ultra-
Beyond, excel
50
Uni-
One
51
A joint in which the bony surfaces are united by a layer of fibrocartilage
Symphysis
52
When an instrument passes through the urethra
Transurethral
53
A diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue
Ultrasonography
54
Taking a gene from one organism and inserting it into the DNA of another organism
Recombinant DNA
55
A group of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or abnormal condition
Syndrome
56
Two organisms living together in close association, either for mutual benefit or not
Symbiosis
57
The opposite side of the body
Contralateral
58
An irregularity in a structure or organ that an infant is born with
Congenital anomaly
59
Pertaining to between the ribs
Intercostal
60
Pertaining to opposite site
Contralateral
61
Protrusion of an eyeball
Exophthalamos
62
A congenital anomaly
Syndactyly
63
Symbiosis
Parasitism is an example
64
Signs and symptoms precede an illness
Prodrome
65
Before meals
Ante cibum
66
Antibodies
Protein substances made by leukocytes
67
Symphysis
Bones grow together as in the pelvis
68
Ultrasonography
Sound waves and echoes are used to create an image
69
Metamorphosis
Change in shape or form
70
Hypertrophy
Increase in cell size; increased development
71
Excessive sugar in the blood
Hyperglycemia
72
Retroperitoneal
Behind the abdomen
73
Antigens
Streptococci
74
Return of disease symptoms
Relapse
75
Dia-
Complete, through
76
Abductor muscle
Carries a limb away from the body
77
Dyspnea
Difficult breathing
78
Brady
Slow
79
Located on the dorsal side of an endocrine gland in the neck
Parathyroid glands
80
Recombinant DNA
Gene from one organism is inserted into another organism
81
Tachycardia
Rapid heartbeat
82
Epithelium
Surface cells that line internal organs and are found in the skin
83
Percutaneous
Through the skin
