Terminology - Prefixes Flashcards
(70 cards)
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a-
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without, not, no
e.g. apnea
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ab-
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from, away from
e.g. aberrant
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ad-
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toward, increase
e.g. adduct
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alb-
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white
e.g. albino
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albin/o
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white
e.g. albinism
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ambi-
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both, both sides
e.g. ambidextrous
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an-
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without, not, no
e.g. anesthesia
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ante-
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before, in front
e.g. antecubital
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anti-
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against
e.g. antidote
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auto-
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self
e.g. autograft
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bi-
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two, double
e.g. bicuspid
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bio-
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life
e.g. biology
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brady-
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slow
e.g. bradycardia
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circum-
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around
e.g. circumduction
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con-
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together, with
e.g. congenital
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contra-
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against
e.g. contraindication
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de-
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down, from
e.g. descend
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dia-
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through
e.g. diagnosis
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dis-
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free of, to undo
e.g. dislocation
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dys-
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bad, difficult, abnormal
e.g. dyspnea
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ecto-
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outside
e.g. ectopic
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endo-
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within, inner
e.g. endoscope
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epi-
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upon, over
e.g. epigastric
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eu-
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well, easily, good, normal
e.g. eupnea
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ex-
outside, away from, outside
| e.g. exhale
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exo-
outside, outward
| e.g. exogenous
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extra-
outside, beyond
| e.g. extrahepatic
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hemi-
half
| e.g. hemiplegia
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hetero-
different
| e.g. heterogeneous
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homeo-
same
| e.g. homogenesis
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hydro-
water
| e.g. hydrocephalus
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hyp-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
| e.g. hypoxemia
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hyper-
excessive
| e.g. hyperemesis
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hypo-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
| e.g. hypoglycemia
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idio-
individual
| e.g. idiosyncrasy
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im-
not
| e.g. impotence
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in-
in, inside, within, not
e. g. incompetent
e. g. inborn
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infra-
beneath, below, under
| e.g. infraorbital
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inter-
between
| e.g. intercostal
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intra-
within
| e.g. intravenous
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juxta-
near, beside
| e.g. juxtaglomerular
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meso-
middle
| e.g. mesoderm
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meta-
beyond, after
| e.g. metacarples
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milli-
one-thousand
| e.g. milliliter
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mono-
one
| e.g. monocyte
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multi-
many
| e.g. multipara
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non-
not
| e.g. noninvasive
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pan-
all
| e.g. pancarditis
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para-
near, beside, beyond, two like parts
| e.g. paracervical
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per-
through
| e.g. percussion
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peri-
around
| e.g. perianal
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poly-
many, much, excessive
| e.g. polyuria
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post-
after, behind
| e.g. postcibal
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pre-
before, in front
| e.g. precordial
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primi-
first
| e.g. primigravida
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pseudo-
false
| e.g. pseudoanorexia
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quadri-
four
| e.g. quadriplegia
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re-
back, again
| e.g. reactivate
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retro-
backward, behind
| e.g. retrocecal
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rube-
red
| e.g. rubella
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semi-
half
| e.g. semiconscious
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sub-
under, below
| e.g. subcutaneous
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supra
above, over
| e.g. suprapubic
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sym-
joined, together
e.g. sympathetic
"joined in disease"
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syn-
joined, together
| e.g. syndrome
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tachy-
rapid
| e.g. tachycardia
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trans-
across, through
| e.g. transurethral
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tri-
three
| e.g. triceps
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ultra-
beyond, excess
| e.g. ultrasound
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uni-
one
| e.g. uninuclear
