medical terminology prefixes Flashcards
become familiar with medical terminology (69 cards)
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compound
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a word formed from two or more whole words
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root
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foundation of a word that is not a word that can stand on its own.
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combining word
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a word root with an added vowel that can be joined with oter words, roots, or suffixes to form a new word.
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prefix
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word part added to the beginning of a word to modify or quilify its meaning.
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suffix
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word part added to the end of a root or word to c.ompletete its meaning
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a
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without or the absence of
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ad
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to; toward
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Anti
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against
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ana
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up, again; backward
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Append
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to hang something
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bi
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two
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brady
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slow
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con
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together
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de
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from; down from; lack of
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dis
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to undo; free from
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ecto
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outside; outer
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epi
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on; upon; over
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eu
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normal; good
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ex- exo
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outside; outward
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hemi
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half
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hypo
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below; incomplete; deficient
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infra
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under; below
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meso
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middle
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micro
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small
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neo
new
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glyc
sweet
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hyper
above
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im
not
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intra
inside
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iso
equal
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macro
large
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meta
after
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mono
one
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multi
many
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patho
disease
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peri
surrounding
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pan
all; total
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per
through
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post
after
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pre
before
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pseudo
false
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retro
back or behind
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re
back
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semi
half
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super
over; above
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sub
under or below
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sym
together; joined
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ab
from; away from
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an
without or absence of
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ante
before
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apo
upon
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bin
two
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cata
down
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contra
against
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dia
thorough; complete
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dys
difficult; labored; painful; abnormal
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endo
within
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eso
inward
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extra
outside of; beyond
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in
in; into; not
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inter
between
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mal
bad
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nulli
none
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para
beside; beyond; around
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pro
before
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supra
above
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tetra
four
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tri
three
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uni
one
