Appendix 7: Prefixes Flashcards by Christine Rizk

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a-, an-

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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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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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incomplete

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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-, 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

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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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ec-, 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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ex/o-

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away from, outside

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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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hypo-

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under, below, decreased, abnormally low

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im-, in-

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not

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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in, within

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iso-

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equal, same

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juxta-

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near, beside

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leuk/o-

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white, colorless, white blood cell

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macro-

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large, abnormally large

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mal-

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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-

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middle

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met/a-

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change, after, beyond

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micro-

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small, one millionth

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mon/o-

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one

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multi-

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many

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neo-

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new

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non-

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not

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normo-

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normal

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nulli-

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never

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olig/o-

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few, scanty, deficiency of

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ortho-

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straight, correct, upright

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pachy-

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thick

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pan-

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all

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para-

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near, beside, abnormal

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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poikilo-

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varied, irregular

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poly-

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many, much

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-, pro-

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before, in front of

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presby-

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old

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prim/i-

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first

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pseudo-

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false

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quadr/i-

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four

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re-

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again, back

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retro-

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behind, backward

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semi-

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half, partial

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sinistr/o-

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left

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staphyl/o-

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grape-like cluster, staphylococcus

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strept/o-

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twisted chain, streptococcus

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sub-

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below, under

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super-

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above, excess

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supra-

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above

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syn-, sym-

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together

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tachy-

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rapid

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tel/e-, tel/o-

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end, far, at a distance

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tetra-

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four

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trans-

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through

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tri-

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three

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un-

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not

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uni-

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one

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xanth/o-

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yellow

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xer/o-

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dry