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47 Cards in this Set
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a- an-
(a- before a consonant, an- before a vowel) |
no/without
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Example: amenorrhea
anechoic |
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ab-
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away from
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Example: abduct
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ad-
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toward
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Example: adduct
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ante-
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before
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Example: antenatal
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pre-
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before
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Example: preoperative
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pro-
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before
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anti-
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against
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Example: antibiotic
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contra-
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against
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Example: contralateral
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bi-
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two
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bifid
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di-
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two
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dissect
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brady-
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slow
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Example: bradycardia
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de-
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down from
removing |
Example: decomposition
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dia-
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through
between across |
Example: dialysis
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dys-
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difficult
abnormal |
Example: dysphagia
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ecto-
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outside
without away from |
Example: ectoplasm
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ex-
exo- |
outside
without away from |
Example: exophytic
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en-
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inside
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Example: encapsulated
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endo-
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inside
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em-
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inside
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eso-
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inside
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epi-
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above
on |
Example: epicondyle
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eu-
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good
normal |
Example: euthyroid
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hemi-
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half
partly |
Example: hemilaminectomy
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semi-
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half
partly |
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intra-
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within
inside of |
Example: intrauterine
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macro-
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large
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Example: macrosomia
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mal-
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bad
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Example: malalignment
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meso-
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middle or moderate
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Example: mesothelial
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micro-
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small
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Example: microhematuria
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multi-
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many
excessive |
Example: multinodular
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poly-
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many
excessive |
Example: polyhydramnios
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mono-
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one
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Example: monochorionic
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uni-
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one
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Example: unilateral
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nulli-
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none
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Example: nulliparous
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para-
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near
beside resembling abnormal |
Example: parahepatic
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per-
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through, by or completely
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Example: percutaneous
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peri-
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around
near |
Example: periventricular
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post-
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after
behing |
Example: postoperative
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primi-
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first
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primigravida
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re-
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back
again |
Example: redo
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retro-
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behind
backward |
Example: retroareolar
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super-
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more than normal
excessive |
Example: superinfection
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supra-
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above
over |
Example: suprapubic
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sy(n)(m)-
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together
union |
Example: symphysis
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tachy-
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fast
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Example: tachyarrhythmia
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trans-
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across
through |
Example: transesophageal
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uni-
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one
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Example: unilateral
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