Direction Or Position Prefixes Flashcards

(18 cards)

1
Q

ab-
ab

A

away
Example - Abduct, abduction

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2
Q

ad-
ad

A

toward
Example - adrenaline

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3
Q

circum-
sir-kum

A

around
Example - circumcision

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4
Q

peri-
per-ee

A

around
Example - pericardium

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5
Q

dia-
dai-ah

A

through
Example - diagnostic

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6
Q

trans-
tranz

A

through
Example - Translate, transduce

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7
Q

e-
eh

A

out
Example - Evoke

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8
Q

ec-
ek

A

out
Example - ectopic

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9
Q

ex-
eks

A

out
example - exhale

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10
Q

ecto-
ek-toh

A

outside
example - ectoderm

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11
Q

exo-
ek-soh

A

outside
example - exoskeleton

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12
Q

extra-
eks-trah

A

outside
example - extravehicular

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13
Q

en-
en

A

in, inside
example - enema

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14
Q

endo-
en-doh

A

in, inside
example - endocrine

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15
Q

intra-
in-trah

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in, inside
example - intravenous

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16
Q

epi-
eh-pee

A

upon
example - epididymus

17
Q

sub-
sub

A

beneath
example - subcutaneous

18
Q

inter-
in-ter

A

between
example - intercostal