Chapter 1: Prefixes Flashcards

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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

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ante-

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Before

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cata-

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Down

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circum/peri-

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Around

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endo-

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Within

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epi-

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Above, Upon

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ex-

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Out, Away from

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extra-

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Outside, Beyond

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hyper-

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Above, Excessive

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hypo-

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Below, Deficient

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infra-

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Below

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inter-

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Between

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intra-

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Within

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meso-

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Middle

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para-

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Beside

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retro-

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Backward

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sub-

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Below, Under

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supra-

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Above, Beyond

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ambi-

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Both

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bi-

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Two, Double

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centi-

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A hundreth

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deca-

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Ten

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dipl-

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Double

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di(s)-

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Two

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milli-

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One-Thousandth

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multi-

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Many, Much

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poly-

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Many

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primi-

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First

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quadri-

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four

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quint-

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five

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semi,hemi-

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half

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tetra-

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four

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tri-

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three

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uni-

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one

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a,an-

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without, lack of

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anti,contra-

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against

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auto-

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self

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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cac,mal-

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bad

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dia-

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through

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dys-

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bad, difficult

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eu-

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good, normal

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hetero-

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different

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homeo-

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same, similar

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hyrdo-

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water

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mega-

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large, great

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micro-

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small

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oligo-

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scanty, little

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pan-

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all

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psuedo-

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false

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sym,syn-

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together