Medical Terminology: Prefixes Flashcards
(70 cards)
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a-
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away from; 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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an-
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without; not
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ana-
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apart; excessive
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ant-
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against
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ante-
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forward; before
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anti-
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against
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apo-
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away from
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bi-
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two
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brachy-
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short
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down
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circa-
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about
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circum-
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around
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con-
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with
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contra-
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against
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de-
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reversal of; without
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di-
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two
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dia-
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complete; completely through
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dis-
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away from
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dys-
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painful; difficult; abnormal
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e-
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without; out
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ec-
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out; outward
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ecto-
outermost; outside
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em-
in
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en-
in; within; inward
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endo-
innermost; within
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epi-
upon; above
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eu-
normal; good
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ex-
out; away from
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extra-
outside of
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hemi-
one half
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hyper-
above; more than normal
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hypo-
below; deficient
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im-
not
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in-
in; within; not
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infra-
below; beneath
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inter-
inbetween
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intra-
within
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kilo-
one thousand
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mal-
bad; inadequate
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meso-
middle
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meta-
after; subsequent to; transition; change
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mid-
middle
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non-
not
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pan-
all
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par-
beside
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para-
beside; apart from; two parts of a pair; abnormal
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per-
through; throughout
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peri-
around
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poly-
many; much
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post-
after; behind
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pre-
before; in front of
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pro-
before
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quadri-
four
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re-
again and again; backward; unable to
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retro-
behind; backward
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semi-
half; partly
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sub-
below; underneath
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super-
above; beyond
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supra-
above
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sym-
together; with
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syn-
together
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across; through
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tri-
three
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ultra-
beyond; higher
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un-
not
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uni-
single; not paired
