Prefixes Flashcards

(65 cards)

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A-

A

No, not, without

Ataxia - without coordination

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An-

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No, not, without

Analgesic - without pain

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Ana-

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Up, apart

Anabasis - the stage of increase in a disease

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Anti-

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Against

Antibody - immune body that fights foreign substances

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Auto-

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Self

Autoimmune - body produces antibodies against itself

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Bi-

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Two

Bilateral - pertaining to both sides

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Brady

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Deficient, under

Bradycardia - heartbeat under/less than the normal rate

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Chloro-

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Green

Chloroma - green-coloured tumour

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Chromo-

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Colour

Chromhidrosis - secretion of sweat that changes colour

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Co-

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With, together

Comorbidity - one medical condition present together with another medical condition

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Com-

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With, together

Communicability - ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts

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Con-

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With, together

Contagious - capable of being transmitted host to host

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Cyano-

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Blue

Cyanosis- bluish skin and mucosal discolouration

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De-

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Down, lack of

Dehydration - lack of water

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Deci-

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One-tenth

Decilitre - one tenth of a litre

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Di-

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Two

Diataxia - affecting both sides of the body

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Dia-

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Through, between, apart, across, completely

Diarrhea- rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestines

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Dys-

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Bad, painful

Dysphasia - difficulty in swallowing

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Erythro-

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Red

Erythrocyte - red blood cell

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Hemi-

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Half

Hemiparesis - weakness on half/one side of the body

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Hexa-

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Six

Hexavitamin- preparation of six vitamins

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above

Hypertension - blood pressure above normal

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Hypo-

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Below, deficient

Hypoglycaemia- blood sugar level below normal

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Leuko-

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White

Leukoencephalitis - inflammation of white brain substance

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Macro-
Large Macroglossia- excessive size of the tongue
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Mal-
Bad Malignant - tending to worsen and cause death
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Melano-
Black Melanotrichia - abnormal increases pigmentation of the hair
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Meta-
Change, beyond Metamorphosis- change of structure or shape
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Micro-
Small Micromastia - abnormal smallness of the mammary gland
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Multi-
Many Multiarticular - pertaining to it affecting many joints
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Neo-
New Neonate - a newborn animal
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Pan-
All Pandemic - a widespread epidemic
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Pent-
Five Pentadactyl - having 5 digits
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Poly-
Many, much Polychromatic - many coloured
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Pseudo-
False Pseudopregnancy - false pregnancy
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Quadr-
Four Quadrilocular - having 4 cavities
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Sub-
Less than, beneath Submandibular - beneath the mandible
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Sym- Syn-
With, together Symbiosis - mutually reinforcing
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Tachy-
Fast Tachycardia- abnormally fast heartbeat
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Tri-
Tribrachius - having three forelimbs
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Ultra-
Beyond Ultrasonic - beyond the audible range
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Xanth-
Yellow Xanthemia- presence of yellow-coloured matter in the blood
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Ab-
Away from Abduct - to draw away from
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Ad-
Towards, near Adduct - to draw towards
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Ante-
Before, forward Antemortem- preformed or occurring before death
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Dis-
Apart, away, from Dissect - cut apart
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Ec- Ecto-
Outside Ectopic- located away from normal position
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Endo-
Within, in, inner Endocrine - secreting internally
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Epi-
Above, upon Epidermis - outermost layer of skin
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Ex-
Out Excision- removal by cutting out
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Extra-
Outside of Extrapulmonary - not connected with the lungs
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In-
In, into Incisions- cutting into
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Infra-
Below, beneath Infraclavicular - below the clavicle
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Inter-
Between Intercostal - between 2 ribs
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Intra-
Within Intravenous- within a vein
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Para-
Near, alongside Parametrial- near the uterus
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Peri-
Surrounding Perilaryngitis - inflammation of the tissues around the larynx
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Post-
After, behind Postpartum - occurring after a delivery
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Pre-
Before Prenatal - before birth
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Pro- Pros-
Before, forward Prognosis - forecast of likely course of disease
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Re-
Back, again Relapse - return of disease symptoms
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Retro-
Behind, backward Retromandibular - behind the lower jaw
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Sub-
Beneath, less than Subcutaneous- under the skin
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Supra- above, upper
Suprapelvic - above the pelvis
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Trans-
Across, through Transverse- extending through a structure from side to side