Module 4 - Prefixes Flashcards
(150 cards)
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uni-
A
one
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bi-
A
two
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unilateral
A
one sided
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bilateral
A
occurring on both sides
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bisect
A
to cut into two pieces
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-sect
A
cut
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pan-
A
all
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hemi-
A
half
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poly-
A
many, much
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a-, an-
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not, no, without
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hemicrania
A
type of headache that occur in one half of the head only
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hemiglossectomy
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surgical excision of half the tongue.
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gloss/o
A
tongue
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pancytopenia
A
deficiency of all types of cells
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-penia
A
deficiency
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cyt/o
A
cell
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pancarditis
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inflammation occurring in all of areas of the heart
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anoxia
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a total lack of oxygen
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-oxia
A
oxygen
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ox/o
A
oxygen
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esthesi/o
A
sensation, feeling
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-esthesia
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sensation, feeling
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anesthetic, anesthesia
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condition of no feeling
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polycystic
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any surface or tissue containing multiple cysts
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polyneuritis
inflammation of multiple nerves
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hypo-
deficient, under
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hyper-
excessive, above
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therm/o
heat
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ultra-
beyond excess
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ultrafiltration
goes beyond normal filtration by separating out especially small particles
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ultrasonography
uses sound waves that are beyond the normal range of human hearing to produce images of internal anatomic structures
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son/o
sound
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infra-
beneath, under
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dactyl/o
fingers or toes
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mort/o
death
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immun/o
protection
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nat/o
birth
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somn/o
sleep
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gloss/o
tongue
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cost/o
rib
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thel/o
nipple
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cutane/o
skin
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seps/o
infection
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in-
into, not
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ex-
out, away from
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incision
cut into
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excision
cut out of or remove
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endo- , en-
in, within
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ecto- , ec-
out, outside
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endoderm
innermost germ layer of the embryo
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ectoderm
outermost layer
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ectopic
pertaining to outside a particular place
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-ic
pertaining to
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top/o
place
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endoscope
instrument for examining structure within the body
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endotracheal tube
a tube inserted within the trachea
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ab-
away from
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ad-
towards
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abductor muscles
pull the body part away from the midline of the body
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adductor muscles
pull the body part toward the midline of the body
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duct/o
to lead or carry
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ante-
before, forward
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post-
after, behind
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postauricularly
behind the auricle of each ear
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anteflexion
the forward bent of an organ. often used to describe the uterus, whose normal position is anteflexed, bent forward
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flex/o
bend
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pre- (direction)
front of
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prefrontal
situated in front of (pre-) the frontal lobe or region of the brain
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pre- (time)
before when describing when something happens in time.
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precancerous
its condition or state is not yet cancerous but could become malignant later
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post- (time)
after
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postmortum
after death
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postanesthesia
following the administration of anesthesia
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prenatal
before birth
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postpartum
after birth
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antepartum
occurring before childbirth or parturition, with reference to the mother
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sub-
under or beneath
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epi-
upon, on, or above
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epidermis
upper layer, situated above the dermis
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subcutaneous
just beneath the skin
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inter-
between
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intra-
into, within
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intercostal
between the ribs
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intravenous
pertaining to into the vein
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supracostal
above the rib
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infracostal
either below all of the ribs or a specific rib
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supraorbital
above the orbit
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orbit
bony cavity that contains the eyeball
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infraorbital
below the orbit
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para-
near, beside, abnormal; location
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peri-
surroundings; to be around all sides of something
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parathyroid gland
beside the thyroid gland
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pericardium
a structure (-um) that surrounds (peri-) the heart (cardi/o)
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periosteum
specialized connective tissue (-um) surrounding the bones (oste/o), except at their extremities
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paralysis
abnormal (para-) separation or loosening (-lysis)
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re-
back or again
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retro-
behind or backward
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reflux
back flow
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relapse
fall again
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-laspe
fall
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retroflexion
bending/flexing backward
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syn-
together, with
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sym-
together, with
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syndactyly
two or more fingers or toes are fused, webbed, together,
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symphysis
a joint in which the bony surfaces are brought together by a layer of cartilage
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-physis
to grow
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pub/o
pubic bone
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pro-
before, in the sense of time
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syndrome
a group of symptoms that run (drom/o, -drome) together (syn-)
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prodromal
symptoms appear to run before the onset of the illness
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proglossis
tip of the tongue
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prolapse
the downward displacement of an organ from its normal position
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anti-
agaisnt
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per-
through
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trans-
through, across
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dia-
through, complete
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percutaneous
pertaining to (-ous) through (per-) the skin (cutane/o)
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dialysis
a procedure for the separation (-lysis) of certain elements from blood by diffusion through (dia-) a semipermeable membrane
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-fusion
to pour
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transfusion
to pour through
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ana-
up, apart
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cata-
down
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micro-
small
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macro-
large
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mega-
large
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macrocephaly
congenital anomaly, the side of the head is excessive in relation to the rest of the body.
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pseudo-
false
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pseudomelanoma
false cancerous skin lesion
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pseudocyesis
a condition in which a woman thinks she is pregnant when she is not
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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meta-
change or beyond
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morph/o
shape or form
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eu-
good, normal
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euthyroid
healthy, normal thyroid gland
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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dysplasia
abnormal development of tissues or organs, or an alteration in cell growth.
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dyspnea
difficulty breathing
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mal-
bad
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neo-
new
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neonatal
pertains to the first 28 days after birth for a new infant
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anti-
against
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con-
with, together
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contra-
against, opposite
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antigen
foreign substance
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-gen
substance that produces
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tox/o
poison
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immun/o
protection
148
auto-
self
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brady-
slow
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tachy-
fast
