chapter 1 Flashcards
Prefix, suffix, root, combining vowels
1
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pre-
A
before
2
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peri-
A
around
3
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post-
A
after
4
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ab-
A
away from
5
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dys-
A
difficult, painful, or bad
6
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endo-
A
within or inside
7
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hyper-
A
means elevated, higher, more than normal
8
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inter-
A
between
9
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poly-
A
many or excessive
10
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sub-
A
below, under, or less
11
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a-
A
without, no
12
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an-
A
without, no
13
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ad-
A
toward
14
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anti-
A
against
15
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eu-
A
good, easy, normal
16
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ex or exo-
A
without, out of, outside, or away from
17
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ecto-
A
outside
18
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hypo-
A
depressed, lower, or less than normal
19
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intra-
A
within
20
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oligo-
A
scant or little
21
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super or supra-
A
above, beyond, or excessive
22
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-tomy
A
cutting into or incision
23
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-penia
A
deficiency or reduction in number
24
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pan-
A
all
25
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epi-
A
upper
26
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extra-
A
outside
27
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infra-
A
below or beneath
28
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intra-
A
within
29
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meta-
A
beyond
29
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per-
A
throughout
30
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trans-
A
across
31
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ultra-
A
above, increase, or more than normal
32
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-stomy
A
surgically created opening
