Chapter 3 Flashcards by Abigail Sorensen

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peri-

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around

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post-

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after

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epi-

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above, upon

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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infra-

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under, below

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sub-

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under, below

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inter-

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between

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retro-

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backward, behind

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bi-

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two

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dipl-

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double

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diplo-

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double

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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uni-

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one

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multi-

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many, much

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tri-

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three

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ab-

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from, away from

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ad-

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toward

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circum-

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around

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trans-

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through, across

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ecto-

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outside, outward

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exo-

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outside, outward

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extra-

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outside, outward

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para- (possible meaning)

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to bear (offspring)

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super-

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upper, above

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supra-

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above, excessive, superior

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ultra-

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excess, beyond

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against

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auto-

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self, own

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brady-

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slow

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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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homo-

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same

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homeo-

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same

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tachy-

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rapid

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derm/o

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skin

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cost/o

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ribs

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later/o

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side

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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calc/o

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calcium

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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odont/o

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teeth

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vagin/o

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vagina

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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gen/o

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forming, producing, origin

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-crine

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secrete

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-is

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noun ending

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-version

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turning

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-opia

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vision

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-therapy

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treatment

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-gravida

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pregnant woman

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-ceps

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head

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-duction

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act of leading, bringing, conducting

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-tropia

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turning

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-esthesia

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feeling

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-ception

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conceiving

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-graft

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transplantation

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-cardia

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heart

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-tocia

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childbirth, labor

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-pnea

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breathing

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lingu/o

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tongue

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Purpose of Prefixes

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usually an indication of a number, time, position, measurement, direction, or negation

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Types of Prefixes

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1) position
2) number and measurement
3) direction
4) other common prefixes