Common Prefixes Flashcards by Veronica Wilson

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a- ; an-

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without

aphagia; anemia

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ab-

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away from

abduction; abnormal

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ad-

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to, toward, near

adrenal; adduction

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ante- ; pre- ; pro-

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before

antegrade; premature; prothrombin

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anti- ; contra-

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against, opposed to

antibody; contraceptive

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brady-

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slow

bradycardia; bradykinesia

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con;- syn-; sym-;

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together; with

congenital; synthesis; symbiosis

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dia-; trans-

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through, thoughout, across

dialysis, diagnosis, transplant, transfusion

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dys-

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painful, difficult, faulty

dysentery. dysplasia

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ecto-; exco-; extra-

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out, away

ectoderm, exocrine, extracellular

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en-; endo-; intra-

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within

encephalitis, endocytosis, intracelluar

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epi-

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upon

epidermal, epidural

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hemi-

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half

hemisphere; hemiplegia

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hyper-

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above, excessive

hypertonic, hyperglycemia

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hypo-

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below, deficient

hypotonic, hypoglycemia

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inter-

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between

intercellular fluid, interneuron

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macro-

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large, long

macrophage, macrocephaly

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meso-

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middle

mesoderm

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meta-

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beyond, after, change

metastasis, metacarpal

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micro-

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small

microvascular, microembolus

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mono-; uni-

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one

monocyte, unilateral

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multi-

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many

multi-infarct dementia

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neo-

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new

neonatal, neoplasia

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nuli-

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none

nuliparous

obligo-

few, deficient oligotrophia, oligospermia

para-

alongside, beside, near parasympathetic nervous system, parathyroid gland

peri-

surrounding, outer pericardium, perinatal

poly-

many, much polycystic, polymyalgia, plygenic

post-

after postoperative

re-

again, back reuptake

retro-

backward, behind retrovirus, retrosternal

sub-; intra-

below, under subcutaneous, infraumbilical

super-; supra-

above, excessive suprarenal, superficial

tachy

fast, rapid tachycardia