Prefixes Ch 3 Flashcards by Erica Ritchie

Q

pre-

ex: pre/nat/al

A

before

ex: pertaining to the period before birth

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a-

ex: a/mast/ia

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without; not

ex: condition without a breast
* usually used before a consonant

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ab-

ex: ab/duction

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from; away from

ex: movement of limb away from body

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ad-

ex: ad/duction

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toward

ex: movement of limb toward body

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an-

ex: an/esthesia

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without; not

ex: without feeling
* usually used before a vowel

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anti -

ex: anti/bacteri/al

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against

ex: pertaining to against bacteria

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auto -

ex: auto/graft

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self, own

ex: transplantation to self

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bi-

ex: bi/later/al

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two

ex: pertaining to two sides

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brady-

ex: brady/carida

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slow

ex: slow heart rate

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circum-

ex: circum/ren/al

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around

ex: pertaining to around the kidney

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contra-

ex: contra/ception

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against

ex: against conceiving

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Peri-

ex: peri/odont/al

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Around

ex: pertaining to around the tooth

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post

ex: post/nat/al

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after

ex: pertaining to after birth

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