Ch. 3 Prefixes Flashcards by Tiffany Payne

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prim/i-

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first

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mon/o-

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one

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uni-

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one

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hemi-

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half, one side

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semi-

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half, partial

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bi-

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two, twice

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di-

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two, twice

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dipl/o

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double

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tri-

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three

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quadr/i-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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multi-

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many

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poly-

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many, much

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cyan/o-

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blue

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erythro-

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red

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leuk/o-

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white

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melan/o-

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black

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xanth/o-

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yellow

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a- , an-

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not, without, lack of, absence

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against, opposite, opposed

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de-

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down, w/o removal, loss

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dis-

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absence

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non-

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not

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un-

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not

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ab-

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away from

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dia-

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through

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per-

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through

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trans-

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through

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hyper-

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over, excess, abnormally high, increased

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hypo-

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under, below, abnormally low; decreased

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olig/o-

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few scanty

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pan-

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all

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super-

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above excess

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equi-

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equal, same

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eu-

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good, true, easy, normal

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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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iso-

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equal, same

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macro-

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large, abnormally large

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mega-, megalo-

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large, abnormally large

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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

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normo-

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normal

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ortho-

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straight, correct, upright

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poikilo-

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varied, irregular

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psuedo-

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false

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re-

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again, back

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ante-

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before

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

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before, in front of

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post-

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after, behind

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dextro-

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right

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sinistro-

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left

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ec-, ecto-

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out, outside

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ex/o-

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away from, outside

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end/o-

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in, within

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mes/o-

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middle

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syn-, sym-

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together

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tel/e, tel/o-

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end

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cyanosis

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bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen

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melanin

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the dark pigment that colors the hair and skin

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anyhydrous

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lacking water

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decalcify

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remove calcium

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incontinent

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not able to contain or control discharge of excretions

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pseudoplegia

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false paralysis

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abduct

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to move away from the midline

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adduct

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to move toward the midline