Chapter Three Flashcards

Prefixes

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prim/i-

A

first

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mon/o-, uni-

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one

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hemi-, semi-

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half, one side, partial

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bi-, 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-, tetra-

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four

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multi-, poly

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many, much

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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

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melan/o

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dark, black

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xanth/o

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yellow

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14
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a-, an-

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not, without, lack of, absence

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anti-, 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, separtation

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in-, im-, non-, un-

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not

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ab-

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away from

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20
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ad-

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towards, near

21
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dia-, per-, trans-

A

through

22
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hyper-

A

over, excess, abnormally high, increased

23
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hypo-

A

under, below, abnormally low, decreased

24
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olig/o-

A

few, scanty

25
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pan-

A

all

26
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super-

A

above, excess

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equi-, iso-

A

equal, same

28
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eu-

A

true, good, easy, normal

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hetero-

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other, different, unequal

30
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homo-, homeo-

A

same, unchanging

31
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macro-, mega-, megalo-

A

large, abnormally large

32
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micro-

A

small

33
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neo-

A

new

34
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normo-

A

normal

35
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ortho-

A

straight, correct, upright

36
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poikilo-

A

varied, irregular

37
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pseudo-

A

false

38
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re-

A

again, back

39
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ante-

A

before

40
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pre-, pro-

A

before, in front of

41
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post-

A

after, behind

42
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dextr/o-

A

right

43
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sinistr/o-

A

left

44
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ec, ecto-

A

out, outside

45
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ex/o-

A

away from, outside

46
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end/o-

A

within, in

47
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mes/o-

A

middle

48
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syn-, sym-

A

together

49
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tel/e-, tel/o-

A

end