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Basic Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

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a-, an-

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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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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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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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em-

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in, on

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en-

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in, on

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end-, endo-

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inside, within

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epi-

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upon

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eu-

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good

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ex-, exo-

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out, away from

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extra-

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beyond

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hemi-

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half

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heter-, hetero-

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different

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homeo-

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same, unchanging

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homo-

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same

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hyper-

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beyond, excessive

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hypo-

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below, deficient

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idio-

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unknown

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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withing

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iso-

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equal

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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mega-

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meta-

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beyond, after

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micro-

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neo-

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oligo-

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scanty, few

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ortho-

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para-

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near, beyond

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per-

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peri-

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poly-

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many, much

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post-

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pre-, pro-

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pseudo-

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retro-

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semi-

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sub-

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under, beneath

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super-

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above, beyond

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supra

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above, over

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sym-

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syn-

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tachy-

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trans-

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across, through

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tri-

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-able

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capable of

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-ac

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pertaining to

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af-

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-al

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pertaining to

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-cele

A

herniation

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anti-

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-asis

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-arche

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-cide

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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dilation, stretching

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ferent

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-form

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-genic

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-genesis

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-gram

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-ia

A

state, condition

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-ician

A

specialist in the study of

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy, -ology

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-malacia

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-oma

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-ose

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-pathy

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-phobia

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-plasia

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-plegia

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-pnea

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-poiesis

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production

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

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-stomy

A

creation of an artificial mouth

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-tomy

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-trophy

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-uria

Basic Terminology (3 decks)

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