Medical Terminology Prefixes Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
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a-
A
absent, without, away from.
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ab-
A
away from.
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ad-
A
to, toward.
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ambi-
A
both.
5
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a-; an-
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without.
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anti-
A
against.
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ante-
A
before.
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auto-
A
self.
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bi-
A
two.
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bio-
A
life.
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carcin-(o)
A
cancer.
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circum-
A
around.
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co-
A
with, together.
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contra-
A
against, counter to.
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de-
A
down, from.
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di-
A
two.
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dis-
A
apart, away from.
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e-
A
out, from.
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ect-
A
outside, without.
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end-(o)
A
inside, within.
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epi-
A
upon, over, in addition.
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ex-
A
out of.
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extra-
A
beyond, outside, in addition.
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flex-
A
bent.
25
front-
front, forehead.
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hemi-
half.
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hetero-
the other.
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hom-
common. same.
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hydro-
denoting water.
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hyper-
above, extreme.
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hypo-
under, bellow.
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in-
within, into, not, negative.
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infra-
beneath.
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inter-
between.
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intra-
inside.
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leuk-(o)
white.
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macr-(o)
large, long.
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mal-
abnormal, bad.
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medi-
middle, midline.
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mega-
large, extreme.
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micr-(o)
small.
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mon-(o)
one, single.
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multi-
many, multiple.
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narc-
stupor, numbness.
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ne-(o)
new.
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necr-(o)
dead.
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nutri-
nourish
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para-
next to, resembling, beside.
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path-
pertaining to disease.
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per-
through.
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poly-
many, much.
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post-
after, later in time.
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pre-, pro-
before in time.
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pseud-(o)
false.
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quad-
four.
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re-
back, again.
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retro-
backwards.
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semi-
half.
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sub-
under, below.
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super-
above, in addition.
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supra-
over, above, upper.
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syn-
together, along with
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tri-
three.
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trans-
across.
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uni-
single.
