Terminology: Prefixes Flashcards
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Ambi-
A
Both
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A-
A
Without
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An-
A
Without
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Ante-
A
Before
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Anti-
A
Against
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Bi-
A
Two or both
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Brady-
A
Slow
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Chlor-
A
Green
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Circum-
A
Around
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Cirrh
A
Yellow
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Con-
A
With
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Contra-
A
Without
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Cyan-
A
Blue
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Dia-
A
Across or through
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Dis-
A
Separate from or apart
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Dys
A
Painful, difficult
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Ec-
A
Away or out
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Ecto-
A
Outside
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Endo-
A
Within
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Epi-
A
Upon
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Erthyr-
A
Red
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Eu-
A
Good or normal
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Exo-
A
Outside
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Hemi-
A
Half
24
Heter-
Different
25
Hyper-
Above or excessive
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Hypo-
Below or excessive
27
Im-
Not
28
Immun-
Safe, protected
29
In-
Not
30
Infra-
Below or under
31
Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Within
33
Iso-
Equal
34
Leuk-
White
35
Macro-
Large
36
Medi-
Middle
37
Melan-
Black
38
Meso-
Middle
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Meta-
Beyond, after, changing
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Micro-
Small
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Mid-
Middle
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Mono-
One
43
Multi-
Many
44
Neo-
New
45
Pan-
All
46
Para-
Alongside or abnormal
47
Peri-
Around
48
Polio-
Gray
49
Poly-
Many
50
Post-
After
51
Pre-
Before
52
Pro-
Before
53
Pseudo-
False
54
Purpur-
Purple
55
Quadri-
Four
56
Re-
Again or back
57
Retro-
After
58
Rube-
Red
59
Semi-
Half
60
Sub-
Below or under
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Super-
Above or excessive
62
Supra-
Above or excessive
63
Sym-
With
64
Syn-
With
65
Tachy-
Fast
66
Trans-
Across
67
Tri-
Three
68
Ultra-
Beyond or excessive
69
Uni-
One
70
Xanth-
Yellow
71
Xer-
Dry
