SELECTED PREFIXES MED TERMINOLOGY Flashcards
(126 cards)
1
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a-
A
without, lack of
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ab-
A
away from
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
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Q
acr/o
A
to, toward
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Q
aden/o
A
pertaining to gland
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Q
an-
A
without, lack of
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Q
ana-
A
up, back, again
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Q
angio-
A
vessel
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ante-
A
before, forward
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anti-
A
against, opposed to
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Q
arterio/o
A
artery
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Q
arthro-
A
pertaining to a joint
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auto-
A
self
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bi-
A
two
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bio-
A
pertaining to life
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blast/o
A
germ or cell
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blephar/o
A
pertaining to an eyelid
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brady-
A
slow
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calc-
A
stone, also heel
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cardi/o
A
pertaining to the heart
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cephal/o
A
pertaining to the head
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cerebr/o
A
pertaining to the cerebrum, part of the brain
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cervic/o
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pertaining to the neck or uterine cervix
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chole-
A
pertaining to bile
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chondr/o
pertaining to cartilage
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circum-
around, about
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contra-
against, opposite
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cost/o
pertaining to a rib
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cyan/o
blue
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cyst/o
pertaining to the bladder or a fluid-containing sac
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cyt/o
pertaining to a cell
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de-
down from
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dermat/o
pertaining to the skin
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di-
twice, double
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dia-
through, across
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dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
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ect/o
out, out from
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electro-
pertaining to electricity
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end/o
within
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enter/o
pertaining to the intestines or gut
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epi-
upon, on, above
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erythr/o
pertaining to anything red or to erythrocytes (RBC)
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eu-
easy, good, normal
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ex/o
outside
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extra-
outside, in addition
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gastr/o
pertaining to the stomach
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glyc/o
sugar
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gynec/o
pertaining to females or the female reproductive organ
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hemat/o
pertaining to blood
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hemi-
half
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hem/o
pertaining to blood
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hepat/o
pertaining to the liver
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heter/o
other, different
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hom/o
same or like
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hydr/o
water
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hyper-
over, excessive
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hypo-
under, deficient
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Hyster/o
pertaining to the uterus
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infra-
below
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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iso-
equal
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latero-
side
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leuk/o
pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes (WBC)
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lith/o
pertaining to a stone
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad or abnormal
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medi-
middle
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mega-
large
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melan-
black
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mening/o
pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
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micro-
small
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mono-
one
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myel/o
pertaining to the spinal cord, bone marrow, or myelin
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my/o
pertaining to the muscles
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nas/o
pertaining to the nose
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neo-
new
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nephr/o
pertaining to the kidneys
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neur/o
pertaining to nerves or the nervous system
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noct-
night
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olyg/o
little, deficient
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oophor/o
pertaining to the ovaries
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opthalm/o
pertaining to the eyes
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orchid/o
pertaining to the testicles
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orchi/o
pertaining to the testicles
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oro-
pertaining to the mouth
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ortho-
straight or normal
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osti/o
pertaining to bone
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ot-
pertaining to the ear
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para-
by the side of
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path/o
pertaining to disease
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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phag/o
pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing
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pharyng/o
pertaining to the throat or pharynx
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phleb/o
pertaining to a vein
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Pneum/o
pertaining to respiration, the lungs, or air
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poly-
many
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before
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pro-
before, in front of
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proct/o
pertaining to the rectum
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pseud/o
false
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psych/o
pertaining to the mind
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pulm/o
pertaining to the lungs
106
pur-
pertaining to pus
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pyel/o
pertaining to the kidney or pelvis
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py/o
pertaining to pus
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quadr/i
four
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quart-
fourth, four
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quat-
four
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retr/o
backward, or behind
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rhin/o
pertaining to the nose
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salphing/o
pertaining to a tube
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scler/o
hard; also means pertaining to the sclera of the eye
116
semi-
half or partial
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sub-
under, moderately
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super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
119
supra-
above
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tachy-
fast
121
therm-
pertaining to temperature
122
thorac/o
pertaining to the chest
123
trans-
across
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tri-
three
125
uni-
one
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vas/o
vessel
