Common pre-fixes Flashcards by Krupa Bhakta | Brainscape

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a

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without, not, no

example= aphasia

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ab

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away from

example= abnormal

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ad

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toward

example= adduct

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ambi

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both

example= ambidextrous

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an

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not, without

example= anorexia

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ante

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before

example= anteroom

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anti

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against

example= antivenin

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auto

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self

example= autograft

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bi

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two

example= bilateral

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bio

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life

example= biochemical

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brady

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slow

example= bradycardia

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chlor

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green

example= chlorosis

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circum

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around

example= circumcision

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cirrh

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yellow

example= cirrhosis

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con-

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together

example= congenital

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contra

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against

example= contradiction

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cyan

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blue

example= cyanide

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dia

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completely

example= diagnosis

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dys

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bad, painful, abnormal

example= dysfunction

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ec

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out of

example= ecbolic

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ecto

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out, outside

example= ectopic

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endo

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within, inner

example= endometriosis

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epi

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upon, above

example= epidermis

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eryth

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red

example= erythrocyte

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eu

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good, normal

example= euphoria

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ex, exo

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out, away from

example= exoskeleton

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extra

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outside

example= extracellular

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hemi

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half

example= hemisphere

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hyper

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over, above

example= hyperglycemia

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hypo

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bellow, under

example= hypoallergenic

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im

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not, without

example= imperfection

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immun

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having immunity

example= immunosuppressant

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in

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not, without

example= incorrect

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infra

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below, under

example= infracostal

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inter

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between, among

example= intervertebral

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intra

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within, inside

example= intradermal

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iso

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equal

example= isochromatic

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leuk

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white

example= leukemia

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macro

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large

example= macrocephaly

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mal

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poor

example= malnutrition

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medi

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middle

example= medicine

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melan

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black

example= melanoma

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meso

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middle

example= mesothelioma

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meta

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after, beyond

example= metamorphic

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micro

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small

example= microscopic

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mid

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middle

example= midsection

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mono

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one

example= monochromatic

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multi

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many

example= multicellular

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neo

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new

example= neonatal

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pan

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all

example= pandemic

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para

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near, alongside, abnormal

example= parathyroid

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per

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through

example= percutaneous

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peri

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around

example= pericardial

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poly

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many, excessive

example= polycystic

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post

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after

example= postsurgical

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pre

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before

example= prenatal

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pro

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to go forth

example= procreation

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pseudo

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false

example= pseudonym

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purpur

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purple

example= purpuriferous

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quadri

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four

example= quadriplegic

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re

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again

example= regenerate

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retro

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behind, backward

example= retroactive

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rube

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red

example= rebella

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semi

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half

example= semicircle

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sub

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below, under

example= sublingual

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super

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above, excess

example= supernumerary

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supra

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above

example= suprarenal

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sym, syn

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together

example= synthetic

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tachy

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fast

example= tachycardia

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trans

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across

example= transverse

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tri

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three

example= triangle

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ultra

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beyond, excessive

example= ultrasound

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uni

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one

example= unilateral

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xanth

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yellow

example= xanthine

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xer

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dry

example= xerodermatic