All the dang prefixes (Appendix 7) Flashcards

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a-

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not, without, lack of, absence

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ab-

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away from

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acro-

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extremity, end

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ad-

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toward, near

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ambly-

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dim

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an-

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not, without, lack of, absence

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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atel/o-

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imcomplete

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two, twice

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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against, opposite, opposed

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counter-

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against, opposite, opposed

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cyan/o-

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blue

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de-

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down, without, removal, loss

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dextr/o-

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right (right side, not “correct”)

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di-

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two, twice

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dia-

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through

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dipl/o-

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double

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dis-

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absence, removal, separation

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dys-

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abnormal, painful, difficult

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25
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ec-

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out, outside

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ecto-

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out, outside

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end/o-

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in, within

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epi-

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on, over

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equi-

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equal, same

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erythr/o-

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red

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eu-

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true, good, easy, normal

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32
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ex/o-

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away from, outside

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33
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extra-

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outside

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hemi-

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half, one side

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hetero-

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other, different, unequal

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homo-, homeo-

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same, unchanging

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hyper-

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over, excess, increased, abnormally high

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38
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hypo-

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under, below, decreased, abnormally low

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im-

A

not

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in-

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not

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infra-

A

below

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

in, within

44
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iso-

A

equal, same

45
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juxta-

A

near, beside

46
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leuk/o-

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white, colorless, white blood cell

47
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macro-

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large, abnormally large

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mal-

A

bad, poor

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mega-, megal/o-

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large, abnormally large

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melan/o-

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black, dark, melanin

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mes/o-

A

middle

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micro-

A

small, one millionth

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mon/o-

A

one

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multi-

A

many

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neo-

A

new

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non-

A

not

57
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normo-

A

normal

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nulli-

A

never

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olig/o-

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few, scanty, deficiency of

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ortho-

A

straight, correct, upright

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pachy-

A

thick

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pan-

A

all

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para-

A

near, beside, abnormal

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per-

A

through

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peri-

A

around

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poikilo-

A

varied, irregular

67
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poly-

A

many, much

68
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post-

A

after, behind

69
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pre-

A

before, in front of

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presby-

A

old

71
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prim/i-

A

first

72
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pro-

A

before, in front of

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pseudo-

A

false

74
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quadr/i-

A

four

75
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re-

A

again, back

76
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retro-

A

behind, backward

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semi-

A

half, partial

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sinistr/o-

A

left (left side)

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staphyl/o-

A

grapelike cluster, staphylococcus

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strept/o-

A

twisted chain, streptococcus

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sub-

A

below, under

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super-

A

above, excess

83
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supra-

A

above

84
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syn-, sym-

A

together

85
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tachy-

A

fast

86
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tel/e-, tel/o-

A

end

87
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tetra-

A

four

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trans-

A

through

89
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tri-

A

three

90
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un-

A

not

91
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uni-

A

one

92
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xanth/o-

A

yellow

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xero-

A

dry