Prefixes Flashcards
(300 cards)
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Q
without
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a-
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away from
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ab-
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Q
toward/to
A
ad-
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Q
appendix
A
append-
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Q
glandular-
A
adeno-
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Q
around/both
A
ambi-
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Q
before/ in front of
A
ante-
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Q
anus
A
ano- ; procto-
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Q
vessel
A
vaso- ; angio-
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Q
pain
A
-algia
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Q
double
A
bi-
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Q
bile
A
bili-
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Q
slow
A
brady-
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Q
bronchus
A
bronch-
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Q
heart
A
cardio-
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Q
gallbladder
A
cholecyst-
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colon
A
colo-
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bladder
A
cysto-
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Q
cell
A
cyto-
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around
A
circum-
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opposite
A
contra-
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Q
head
A
cephalo- ; crani-
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skin
A
derma-
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difficuly
A
dys-
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outside
ecto-
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within ; into
endo-
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normal ; good
eu-
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out ; away from
ex-
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esophagus
esophago-
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brain
encephal-
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intestines
entero-
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moving clot
embolus
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expansion ; dilation
-ectasis
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removal of
-ectomy
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blood
-emia
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stomach
gastr-
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gums
gingiv-
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tongue
gloss
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sugar
glycol-
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a recording of something
-graphy
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a record made
-gram
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half
hemi-
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different
hetero-
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same
homo-
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excessive ; above normal
hyper-
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under ; below normal
hypo-
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blood
hem-, hemat-
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liver
hepato-
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between
inter-
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within
intra-
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in, into
intro-
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ileum
ileo-
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condition of
-ism
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inflammation of
-itis
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treatment of
-iatry
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jejunum
jejuno-
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larynx
laryngo-
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side
latero-
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white
leuk-
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lymph
lympho-
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fat
lipo-
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stone, calculus
-lith
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presense of stones
-lithiasis
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dissolving ; disintegration
-lysis
65
study of
-logy
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bad
mal-
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big
macro-
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big, large
mega- ; megal-
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small
micro-
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single
mono-
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many
multi-
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spinal cord ; marrow
myelo-
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enlargement
megaly
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new
neo-
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nerve
neuro-
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kidney
nephron-
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bone
esteo-
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small ; few
olig-
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eye
oculo-
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eye
opthalmo-
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ear
oto-
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ovary
oopharo-
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testes
orchido-
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study of ; science of
-ology
85
disease of
-opathy
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surgical repair of
-orrhaphy
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tumor
-oma
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viewing
-opsy
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discharge of ; flow
-orrhea
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condition of ; disease of
-osis
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opening of ; outlet
-ostomy
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to incise
-otomy
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all
pan-
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disease
path-
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around
peri-
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many
ploy-
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after; behind
post-
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before ; in front of
pre- ; pro-
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false
pseudo-
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fever
pyro-
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fear
phobia
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light
photo-
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pus
pyo-
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pharynx
pharyngo-
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vein
vena- ; phlebo-
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lungs
pneumo- ; pulmo-
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mind
psych-
108
kidney pelvis
pyelo-
109
partial paralysis
-paresis
110
disease
-pathy
111
deficiency ; lack of; decrease of
-penia
112
eating ; swallowing
-phagia
113
growth ; formation of
plasia
114
repair of ; shaping of
-plasty
115
paralysis
-plegia
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four
quad-
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backward; behind
retro-
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nose
rhino-
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kidney
reno-
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bursting forth
-rrhage
121
suture of
-rrhaphy
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flow ; discharge of
-rrhea
123
hardening
scler-
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one half
semi-
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under ; below
sub-
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above ; excessive
supra-
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mouth
stomato-
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fallopian tube
salpingo-
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instrument to see
-scope
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process of examining
-scopy
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narrowing ; stricture
-stenosis
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fast
-tachy
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across ; over
trans-
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three
tri-
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heat
therm-
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tonsils
tonsillo-
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trachea
tracheo-
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chest
thoraco-
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clot of blood
thrombo-
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beyond
ultra-
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not ; back ; reversal
un-
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one
uni-
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urethra
urethra-
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ureter
uretero-
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womb ; uterus
utero-
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vessel
vaso-
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vagina
vagino- ; colpo-
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speech
-phasia
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fear of
-phobia
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a-
without
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ab-
away from
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ad-
toward/to
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append-
appendix
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adeno-
glandular-
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ambi-
around/both
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ante-
before/ in front of
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ano- ; procto-
anus
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vaso- ; angio-
vessel
159
-algia
pain
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bi-
double
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bili-
bile
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brady-
slow
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bronch-
bronchus
164
cardio-
heart
165
cholecyst-
gallbladder
166
colo-
colon
167
cysto-
bladder
168
cyto-
cell
169
circum-
around
170
contra-
opposite
171
cephalo- ; crani-
head
172
derma-
skin
173
dys-
difficuly
174
ecto-
outside
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endo-
within ; into
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eu-
normal ; good
177
ex-
out ; away from
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esophago-
esophagus
179
encephal-
brain
180
entero-
intestines
181
embolus
moving clot
182
-ectasis
expansion ; dilation
183
-ectomy
removal of
184
-emia
blood
185
gastr-
stomach
186
gingiv-
gums
187
gloss
tongue
188
glycol-
sugar
189
-graphy
a recording of something
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-gram
a record made
191
hemi-
half
192
hetero-
different
193
homo-
same
194
hyper-
excessive ; above normal
195
hypo-
under ; below normal
196
hem-, hemat-
blood
197
hepato-
liver
198
inter-
between
199
intra-
within
200
intro-
in, into
201
ileo-
ileum
202
-ism
condition of
203
-itis
inflammation of
204
-iatry
treatment of
205
jejuno-
jejunum
206
laryngo-
larynx
207
latero-
side
208
leuk-
white
209
lympho-
lymph
210
lipo-
fat
211
-lith
stone, calculus
212
-lithiasis
presense of stones
213
-lysis
dissolving ; disintegration
214
-logy
study of
215
mal-
bad
216
macro-
big
217
mega- ; megal-
big, large
218
micro-
small
219
mono-
single
220
multi-
many
221
myelo-
spinal cord ; marrow
222
megaly
enlargement
223
neo-
new
224
neuro-
nerve
225
nephron-
kidney
226
esteo-
bone
227
olig-
small ; few
228
oculo-
eye
229
opthalmo-
eye
230
oto-
ear
231
oopharo-
ovary
232
orchido-
testes
233
-ology
study of ; science of
234
-opathy
disease of
235
-orrhaphy
surgical repair of
236
-oma
tumor
237
-opsy
viewing
238
-orrhea
discharge of ; flow
239
-osis
condition of ; disease of
240
-ostomy
opening of ; outlet
241
-otomy
to incise
242
pan-
all
243
path-
disease
244
peri-
around
245
ploy-
many
246
post-
after; behind
247
pre- ; pro-
before ; in front of
248
pseudo-
false
249
pyro-
fever
250
phobia
fear
251
photo-
light
252
pyo-
pus
253
pharyngo-
pharynx
254
vena- ; phlebo-
vein
255
pneumo- ; pulmo-
lungs
256
psych-
mind
257
pyelo-
kidney pelvis
258
-paresis
partial paralysis
259
-pathy
disease
260
-penia
deficiency ; lack of; decrease of
261
-phagia
eating ; swallowing
262
plasia
growth ; formation of
263
-plasty
repair of ; shaping of
264
-plegia
paralysis
265
quad-
four
266
retro-
backward; behind
267
rhino-
nose
268
reno-
kidney
269
-rrhage
bursting forth
270
-rrhaphy
suture of
271
-rrhea
flow ; discharge of
272
scler-
hardening
273
semi-
one half
274
sub-
under ; below
275
supra-
above ; excessive
276
stomato-
mouth
277
salpingo-
fallopian tube
278
-scope
instrument to see
279
-scopy
process of examining
280
-stenosis
narrowing ; stricture
281
-tachy
fast
282
trans-
across ; over
283
tri-
three
284
therm-
heat
285
tonsillo-
tonsils
286
tracheo-
trachea
287
thoraco-
chest
288
thrombo-
clot of blood
289
ultra-
beyond
290
un-
not ; back ; reversal
291
uni-
one
292
urethra-
urethra
293
uretero-
ureter
294
utero-
womb ; uterus
295
vaso-
vessel
296
vagino- ; colpo-
vagina
297
-phasia
speech
298
-phobia
fear of
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