Chapter 3 -- Understanding Prefixes Flashcards

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a-

A

without, absence of

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ab-

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away from

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bi-

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two

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4
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endo-

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within

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hyper-

A

excessive, abnormally high, above

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hypo-

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deficient, abnormally low, below

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intra-

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within

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inter-

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between

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post-

A

to follow after

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pre-

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to come before

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sub-

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under, beneath, below

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anti-

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against

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con-

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with, together, jointly

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contra-

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counter, against

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15
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meta-

A

after, change

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ambi-

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both

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17
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di-/dipl-

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double

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18
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hemi-/semi-

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half

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mono-/uni-

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one

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multi-

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many, more than once, numerous

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21
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nulli-

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none

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22
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pan-

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all

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23
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poly-

A

excessive, over, many

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24
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primi-

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first

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25
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quadr-/tetra-

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four

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tri-

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three

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ad-

A

toward

28
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ana-

A

up, toward

29
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tom

A

to cut

30
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ante-

A

before

31
Q

nat

A

birth

32
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gravida

A

pregnant

33
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para

A

to give birth

34
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dia-

A

through

35
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-lysis

A

to loosen or dissolve

36
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dis-

A

apart, away

37
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ec-/ecto-

A

outside, out

38
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ep-/epi-

A

upon, over, above, on top

39
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eso-

A

inward

40
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-tropia

A

condition of turning

41
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ex-/exo-

A

outside, away from

42
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extra-

A

outside

43
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infer-

A

below

44
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peri-

A

around

45
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post-

A

to follow after

46
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sub-/hypo-

A

below

47
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super-/supra-

A

above

48
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sym-/syn-

A

together, joined

49
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an-

A

without, absence of

50
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brady-

A

slow

51
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circum-

A

around

52
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dys-

A

bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

53
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eu-

A

normal or good

54
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pnea

A

breath

55
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heter-/hetero-

A

different

56
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macro-

A

large

57
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cyt/o

A

cell

58
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mal-

A

bad

59
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mega-

A

large, great

60
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micro-

A

small

61
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neo-

A

new

62
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pseudo-

A

false

63
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tachy-

A

rapid, fast

64
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trans-

A

through, across, beyond

65
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ultra-

A

beyond normal