Ch 4 Prefixes Flashcards by Anna Thompson

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a-

an-

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no, not, without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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ana-

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up, apart

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self, own

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down

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con-

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with

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down, lack of

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dia-

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through, complete

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dys-

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abnormal, bad, difficult, painful

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ec-

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out, outside

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endo-

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in, within

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epi-

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upon, on, above

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eu-

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good, normal

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ex-

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out, outside

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, above

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hypo-

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deficient, under

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in-

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not

ex: insomniac

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in-

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into, within

ex: incision

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infra-

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beneath, under

ex: infracostal

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inter-

A

between

ex: intercostal

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intra-

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in, within, into

ex: intravenous

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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meta-

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beyond, change

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micro-

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small

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neo-

A

new

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pan-

A

all

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para-

A

abnormal

beside, near

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per-

A

through

ex: percutaneous

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peri-

A

surrounding

ex: pericardium

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poly-

A

many, much

ex: polyneuritis

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post-

A

after, behind

ex: postmortem

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pre-

A

before, in front of

ex: precancerous

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pro-

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before, forward

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pros-

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before, forward

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re-

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back, again

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retro-

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behind, backward

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sub-

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under

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supra-

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above, upper

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syn-

sym-

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together, with

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across, through

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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uni-

A

one