8..2 Suffixes and Prefixes Flashcards
1
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suffix
A
added to the end of a word root, describe what is happening to the word root, indicate a procedure,
condition, disorder, or disease, always required
2
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-an
A
without
3
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-itis or -itia
A
inflammation
4
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-ia
A
condition of
5
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brady-
A
slow
6
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hyper-
A
state of over activity or over
7
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semi-
A
half
8
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sub-
A
below or under
9
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super-
A
above or over
10
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syn-
A
together or joined
11
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tachy-
A
fast
12
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tetra-
A
four
13
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trans-
A
through, across, beyond
14
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tri-
A
three
15
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ultra-
A
beyond, excess
16
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uni-
A
one
17
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retro-
A
behind, or backward
18
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re-
A
back, again
19
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pseudo-
A
false,
20
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pre- or ante-
A
before
21
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post-
A
after
22
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poly- or multi-
A
many
23
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peri-
A
surrounding
24
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patho-
A
disease
25
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para-
A
beside
26
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neo-
A
new
27
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mut-
A
change
28
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mono-
A
one
29
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micro-
A
small
30
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meta-
A
after
31
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meso
A
middle
32
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mal-
A
bad
33
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macro-
A
large
34
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iso-
A
equal
35
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intra-
A
inside
36
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iso-
A
equal
37
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inter-
A
between
38
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infra-
A
beneath, below
39
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im-
A
not
40
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hypo-
A
under
