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40 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
ante- antecubital
pre- preoperative pro- prootic |
before
in front |
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epi- epidermis
|
above
upon |
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hypo- hypodermic
infra- infrapubic sub- subnasal |
under
below |
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inter- intercostal
|
between
|
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medi- medial
meso- mesoderm |
middle
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post- postnatal
|
after
behind |
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retro- retroperitoneal
|
backward
behind |
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bi- bilateral
|
two
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dipl- diplopia
diplo- diplococci |
double
twofold |
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hemi- hemiplegia
semi- semicircular |
half
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hyper- hyperglycemia
|
excessive
above normal |
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macro-
macrocephaly |
large
|
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micro-
microscope |
small
|
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mono- mononuclear
uni- unipara |
one
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multi- multipara
poly- polyphobia |
many
much |
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primi-
primigravida |
first
|
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quadri-
quadriplegia |
four
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tri-
triceps |
three
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a- amastia
an- anesthesia |
without
not "a" usually used before a consonant "an" usually used before a vowel |
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im- impotency
in- insane |
in
not |
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ab- abnormal
|
from
away from |
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ad- adsternal
|
toward
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circum- circumoral
peri- periosteitis |
around
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ec- ectopia
ex- excise |
out
out from |
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dia- diarrhea
trans- transfusion |
through
across |
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ecto- ectoderm
exo- exotropia extra- extraocular |
outside
outward |
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endo- endocardium
intra- intramuscular |
in
within |
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para- paranasal
|
near
beside para may also be used as a suffix wherein it means to bear (offspring) |
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super- supersensitive
supra- suprarenal |
above
excessive |
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anti- antibacterial
contra- contraception |
against
|
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brady- bradycardia
|
slow
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dys- dyspepsia
|
bad, painful,
difficult |
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eu- eupnia
|
good
normal |
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hetero- heterosexual
|
different
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homo- homosexual
|
same
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mal- malnutrition
|
bad
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pan- panhysterectomy
|
all
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pseudo- pseudoplegia
|
false
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syn- synarthrosis
|
union
together joined appears as "sym" before b, p, ph, or m |
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tachy- tachycardia
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rapid
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