(EMT-B) Prefixes Flashcards by Jeremy Beam

Q

a- (or an-)

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absence, without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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algia-

A

painful condition

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ambi-

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both

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angio-

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tube, blood vessel

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ante-

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before, in front

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anti-

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against

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athro-

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joint

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cardio-

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heart

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cephalo-

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head

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cerebro-

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brain

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chole-

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bile

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circum-

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around

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co-

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with

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contra-

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against

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cost-

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pertaining to rib

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cyt-

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sac

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derma-

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skin

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di-

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twice, double

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dys-

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difficult, painful

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en-

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in

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endo-

inner, inside

entero-

intestine

epi-

upon, on the outside

erythro-

red

ex-

out, away from

gastro-

stomach

glyco-

sugar

gynec-

pertaining to female

hema-

blood

hepa-

liver

hydro-

water

hyper-

above

hypo-

below

hystero-

uterus

in- intra-

inside

inter-

between

leuko-

white

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mamm-

breast

meno-

monthly

myelo-

spinal cord, marrow

myo-

muscle

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

ocul(o)-

eye

olig-

little

opthal-

pertains to the eye

ostero-

bone

oto-

ear

para-

beside

ped-

child or foot

per-

through

peri-

surrounding

pharyngo-

throat, pharynx

pneumo-

air, lung

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

before, in front of

pseudo-

false

psych-

pertains to the mind

pulmo-

lung

pyelo-

kidney

pyo-

pus

retro-

behind

rhino-

nose

semi-

half

sub-

under

super-

above

tachy-

fast

thermo-

heat

trans-

across