Basic Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

1
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a-, an-

A

without, not

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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towards

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ambi-

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around, on both sides

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ante-

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before

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bi-

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two, double, both

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down, under, low, against

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circum-

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around

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col-

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together

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com-

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together

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con-

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together

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contra-

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against

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crypt-

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hidden

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16
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di-

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two

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diplo-

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two

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dis-

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separation, away from, apart

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dys-

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painful, bad

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e-

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out from

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21
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ec-

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out

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ex-

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out

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ecto-

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outside

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exo-

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outside

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25
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em-

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in, on

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en-

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in, on

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27
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end-, endo-

A

inside, within

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28
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epi-

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upon

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29
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eu-

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good

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30
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ex-, exo-

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out, away from

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31
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extra-

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beyond

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32
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hemi-

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half

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33
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heter-, hetero-

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different

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34
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homeo-

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same, unchanging

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35
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homo-

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same

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36
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hyper-

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beyond, excessive

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37
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hypo-

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below, deficient

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38
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idio-

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unknown

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39
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inter-

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between

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40
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intra-

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withing

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41
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iso-

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equal

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42
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macro-

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large

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43
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mal-

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bad

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mega-

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large

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meta-

A

beyond, after

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micro-

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small

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neo-

A

new

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oligo-

A

scanty, few

49
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ortho-

A

straight

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para-

A

near, beyond

51
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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

53
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poly-

A

many, much

54
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post-

A

after

55
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pre-, pro-

A

before

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pseudo-

A

false

57
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retro-

A

backwards

58
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semi-

A

half

59
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sub-

A

under, beneath

60
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super-

A

above, beyond

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supra

A

above, over

62
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sym-

A

together

63
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syn-

A

together

64
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tachy-

A

fast

65
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trans-

A

across, through

66
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tri-

A

three

67
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-able

A

capable of

68
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-ac

A

pertaining to

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af-

A

toward

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-cele

A

herniation

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anti-

A

against

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-ary

A

pertaining to

74
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-asis

A

condition

75
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-ar

A

pertaining to

76
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-arche

A

first

77
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-cide

A

killing

78
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-ectasia, -ectasis

A

dilation, stretching

79
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

80
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-emia

A

blood condition

81
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-ferent

A

to carry

82
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-form

A

shape

83
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-genic

A

producing

84
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-genesis

A

formation

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-gram

A

record

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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-ia

A

state, condition

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-ician

A

specialist in the study of

89
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-itis

A

inflammation

90
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-logy, -ology

A

study of

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-malacia

A

softening

92
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-oma

A

tumor

93
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-ory

A

pertaining to

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-ose

A

full of

95
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-pathy

A

disease

96
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-phobia

A

fear

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-plasia

A

growth

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-pnea

A

breathing

100
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-poiesis

A

production

101
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

102
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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

103
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-stomy

A

creation of an artificial mouth

104
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-tomy

A

incision

105
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-trophy

A

growth

106
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-uria

A

urine