Chapter 3 - Prefixes Flashcards by Miranda Dawson

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Tachy-

A

Rapid

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Epi-

A

Above, upon

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Nat

A

Birth

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Derm

A

Skin

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Pre-

A

Before

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-cyte

A

Cell

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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Mono-

A

1

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Super-

A

Upper, above

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Eu-

A

Good, normal

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Poly-

A

Many, much

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A-

A

Without, not

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Sub-

A

Under, below

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Uni-

A

1

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-Version

A

Turning

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Supra-

A

Above; excessive; superior

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Dys-

A

Bad; painful; difficult

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Quadri-

A

4

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Extra-

A

Outside, outward

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-gravida

A

Pregnant woman

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Bacteri

A

Bacteria

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Anti-

A

Against

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Homeo-

A

Same

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Ecto-

A

Outside, outward

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Brady-

Slow

Ultra-

Excess, beyond

Hetero-

Different

-scope

Instrument for examining

Hypo-

Under, below; deficient

Peri-

Around

micro-

Small

Infra-

Under, below

-ceps

Head

Circum-

Around

-al

Pertaining to

Peri-

Around

Later

Side

Endo-

In, within

-ous

Pertaining to

macro-

Large

Diplo-

Double

Cutane

Skin

-opia

Vision

Contra-

Against

Auto-

Self, own

Cost

Ribs

Intra-

In, within

Hyper-

Excessive, above normal

Inter-

Between

Nucle

Nucleus

Tri-

3

Retro-

Backward, behind

What are the 4 prefix types?

Position, number, measurement, and direction.

Homo-

Same

Ab-

From, away from

-Therapy

Treatment

Hemi-

1/2; one half

Post-

After

Exo-

Outside, outward

Trans-

Through, across

An-

Without, not

-ic

Pertaining to

Calc

Calcium

-plegia

Paralysis

Multi-

Manny, much

Para-

Near, beside; beyond

-crine

Secrete

Bi-

2

Dipl-

Double

Ad-

Toward

Trans-

Through, across

Mal-

Bad

Pan-

All

Primi-

First

Pseudo-

False

Syn-

Union, together, joined

Pro-

Forward, for