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
4
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ambi-
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Both, double, two
5
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ana-
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Apart, up, back, again
6
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ante-
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Before, in front of
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anti-
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Against, reversed
8
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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
10
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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
17
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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
19
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em-, en-
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In, within
20
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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-
Under, below, deficient, low, less, lesser
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im-, in-
In, into, or not
27
infra-
Below, under
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inter-
Between
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intra-
Within
30
intro-
Into, within, in
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meta-
Beyond, after, change
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para-
Beside, near, beyond
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per-
Through, excessive, in
34
peri-
Around
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post-
After, behind
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pre-, pro-
Before, in front of
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re-
Back, again, contrary
38
retro-
Backward, behind
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sub-
Under, low, beneath
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super-, supra-
Above, upper, upon, excessive
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sym-, syn-
Together, with
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trans-
Across, through, beyond
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ultra-
Beyond, in excess
