Chapter 3: Prefixes Flashcards

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mon/o-

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one

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uni-

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one

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hemi-

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half, one side

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semi-

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half, parietal

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bi-

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two, twice

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di-

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two, twice

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dipl/o-

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double

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tri-

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three

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quadr/i-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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multi-

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many

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poly-

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many, much

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prim/i-

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first

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cyan/o-

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blue

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erythr/o-

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red

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leuk/o-

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white, colorless

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melan/o-

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black, dark

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xanth/o-

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yellow

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a-, an-

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not, without, lack off, absence

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against, opposite, opposed

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de-

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down, without, removal, loss

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dis-

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absence, removal, separation

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in-, im-

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not

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non-

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not

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un-

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not

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward, near

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dia-, per-, trans-

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through

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hyper-

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over, excess, abnormally high, increased

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hypo-

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under, below, abnormally low, decreased

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olig/o-

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few, scanty

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pan-

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all

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super-

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above, excess

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equi-

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equal, same

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eu-

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true, good, easy, normal

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hetero-

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other, different, unequal

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homo-, homeo-

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same, unchanging

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iso-

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equal, same

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macro-

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large, abnormally large

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mega-, megalo

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large, abnormally large

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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

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normo-

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normal

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ortho-

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straight, correct, upright

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poikilo-

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varied, irregular

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pseudo-

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false

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re-

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again, back

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ante-, pre-, pro-

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before, in front of

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post-

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after, behind

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dextr/o-

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right

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sinistr/o-

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left

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ec-, ecto-

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out, outside

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ex/o-

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away from, outside

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end/o-

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in, within

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mes/o-

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middle

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syn-, sym-

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together

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tel/e-, tel/o-

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end