Chapter 2- Key Medical &English Prefixes Flashcards

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a- , an- , ir- , ar-

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Without, lack of, no-, not

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ab- , ef-

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Away from

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ad- , af-

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To, toward

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ambi-

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Both, double, two

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ana-

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Apart, up, back, again

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ante-

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Before, in front of

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anti-

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Against, reversed

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bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co-

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Two, twice, double

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cata-

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Down, under, against

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circum-

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Around, about, circle

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com-, con-, co-

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Together, with, both(two)

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contra-

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Against, opposite

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de-

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Away from, remove

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dia-

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Across, complete,between, total,apart,through

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dis-

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Apart or away from, reverse

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e-

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Out, to remove, protrude

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ec-

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Out from, out

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ecto-

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On outer side, situated on

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em-, en-

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In, within

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endo-

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Within

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epi-

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Upon, on

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ex-, exo-

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Upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude

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extra-

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Outside

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hyper-

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Excessive, over, above, more

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hypo-

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Under, below, deficient, low, less, lesser

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im-, in-

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In, into, or not

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infra-

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Below, under

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inter-

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Between

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intra-

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Within

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intro-

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Into, within, in

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meta-

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Beyond, after, change

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para-

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Beside, near, beyond

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per-

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Through, excessive, in

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peri-

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Around

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post-

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After, behind

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pre-, pro-

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Before, in front of

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re-

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Back, again, contrary

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retro-

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Backward, behind

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sub-

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Under, low, beneath

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super-, supra-

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Above, upper, upon, excessive

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sym-, syn-

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Together, with

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trans-

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Across, through, beyond

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ultra-

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Beyond, in excess