Medical Terminology-Prefixes Flashcards
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anti, contra-
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Against
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a, an-
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No, without, lack of, apart, not
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auto-
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Self
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brachy-
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Short
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brady-
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Slow
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cac-, mal-
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Bad
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dia-
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Through, Between, complete
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dys-
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Bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
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eu-
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Good, normal
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ex-, exo-
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Out, away from
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hetero-
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Different
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homeo-
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Similar, same, likeness, constant
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Hydro-
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Water
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Micro-
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Small
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Oligo-
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Scanty, little
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Pan-
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All
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Pseudo-
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False
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Sym-, Syn-
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Together, with
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ad-
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Toward, near, to
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bi-
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Two, double
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de-
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Down, away from
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di-
A
Two, double
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dia-
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Through, complete, between
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dif-,dis-
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Apart, free from, separate
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ec-, ecto-
Out, outside, outer
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end-, endo-
Within, inner
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ep-, epi-
Upon, over, above
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eu-
Good, normal
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ex-, exo-
Out, away from
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extra-
Outside, beyond
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hyper-
Above, beyond, excessive
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hypo-
Below, under, deficient
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in-
In, into, not
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mega-
Large, great
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meta-
Beyond, over, between, change
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para-
Beside, alongside, abnormal
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poly-
Many, much, excessive
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post-
After, behind
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pre-
Before, in front of
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pro-
Before, in front of
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super-
Upper, above
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supra-
Above, beyond
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ab-
Away from
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ad-
Toward, near to
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ana-
Up, apart, backward
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ante-
Before, forward
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cata-
Down
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circum-, peri-
Around
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endo-
Within, inner
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epi-
Upon, above, over
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ex-
Out, away from
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extra-
Outside, beyond
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hyper-
Above, beyond
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hypo-
Below, under, deficient
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inter-
Between
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intra-
Within, into
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meso-
Middle
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para-
Beside, alongside
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retro-
Backward
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Sub-
Below, under, beneath
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supra-
Above, beyond, superior
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ambi-
Both
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bi-
Two, double
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bin-
Twice, two
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centi-
One hundredth
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deca-
Ten
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di(s)-
Two, apart
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milli-
One thousandth
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mono-
One
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multi-
Many, much
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nulli-
None
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poly-
Many
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primi-
First
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quadri-
Four
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semi-, hemi-
Half
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tri-
3
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uni-
One
