MEDICAL PREFIXES Flashcards by Alexis Jones

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a-, an-

A

without (none)

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

A

toward

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adeno-

A

gland

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aero-

A

air

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angio-

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vessel

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ano-

A

anus

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ante-

A

before, forward

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anti-

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against, counteracting

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arterio-

A

artery

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artho-

A

joint

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Auto-

A

self

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bi-

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double

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bili-

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bile

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bio-

A

life

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brachio-

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arm

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brady-

A

slow

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broncho-

A

bronchus

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cardio-

A

heart

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cepho-, cephalo-

A

head

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cerebro-

A

cerebrum

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cervico-

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neck

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chole-

A

gall, bilec

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cholecysto-

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gall bladder

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chondro-

cartilage

circum-

around

co-

together

contra-

opposite, against

costo-

ribs

cranio-

head

cysto-

bladder

demi-

half

derm-/ derma-

skin

dis-

apart, to separate

doro-

back

dys-

painful

electo-

related to electricity

en-, endo-

into, within

encephal-

brain

entero-

intestines

equi-

equal

eryth-

red

ex-

out,away from

extra-

in addition to, outside of

ferro-

iron

fibro-

fibrous

fore-

infront of

gastro-

stomach

glosso-

tongue

glyco-

sugar

hemi-

half

hemo-/ hema-

blood

hepa-/ hepato-

liver

histo-

tissue

Homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

high / excessive

hypo-

low , decrease

hyster-

uterus

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal , same

juxta-

near , close

laparo-

abdomen

laryngo-

Larnyx

latero-

side

leuk-

White

macro-

large

mal-

poor , bad

mast-/masto-

breast