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Title: AC Medical Terminology

Description: Common Prefixes

Total Flash Cards: 63

Created: 03/18/2009 17:20:15

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Term
A-; An-
 Definition
no; not
Term
Ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
Ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
Ambi-
 Definition
around; surrounding
Term
Ante-
 Definition
before
Term
Anti-
 Definition
against
Term
Auto-
 Definition
self
Term
Bi-; bi/o
 Definition
two; life
Term
Brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
Circum-
 Definition
around
Term
Con-
 Definition
with; together
Term
Contra-
 Definition
against; opposite
Term
De-
 Definition
lack of; removal
Term
Di-
 Definition
two
Term
Dia-
 Definition
complete; through
Term
Dys-
 Definition
bad; Difficult; painful; poor
Term
E-
 Definition
out; outside; outer
Term
Ec-
 Definition
out
Term
Ecto-
 Definition
outside; out; outer
Term
En-
 Definition
inward
Term
Endo-
 Definition
with; within
Term
Epi-
 Definition
above; on; upon
Term
Eu-
 Definition
normal; good
Term
Ex-
 Definition
out; outside; outward
Term
Exo-
 Definition
out; outside; outer
Term
Extra-
 Definition
out; outside; outer
Term
Hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
abnormal increase; above; above normal; excessive
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
abnormal decrease; below; below normal; under
Term
In-
 Definition
no; not
Term
Infra-
 Definition
within
Term
Inter-
 Definition
between
Term
Intra-
 Definition
below; within
Term
Mega-
 Definition
large; great
Term
Meta-
 Definition
between; with; after
Term
Micro-
 Definition
small
Term
Mono-
 Definition
one
Term
Multi-
 Definition
multiple
Term
Neo-
 Definition
new
Term
Oligo-
 Definition
deficient; few; scanty
Term
Pachy-
 Definition
thick
Term
Pan-
 Definition
all
Term
Para-
 Definition
abnormal; beside; near
Term
Peri-
 Definition
around
Term
Poly-
 Definition
many
Term
Post-
 Definition
after
Term
Pre-
 Definition
before
Term
Pro-
 Definition
before; in front of
Term
Quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
Re-
 Definition
back
Term
Re-
 Definition
back
Term
Retro-
 Definition
backward; back; behind
Term
Semi-
 Definition
half
Term
Sub-
 Definition
tongue; under
Term
Supra-
 Definition
above; beyond; excessive
Term
Sym-
 Definition
together; with
Term
Syn-
 Definition
with; together
Term
Tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
Tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
Trans-
 Definition
across
Term
Tri-
 Definition
three
Term
Ultra-
 Definition
excessive; beyond
Term
Uni-
 Definition
one