Common Prefixes Flashcards by Diane Almirol

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absence of

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a-, an-

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away from

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ab-

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toward, near

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ad-

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air

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aer-

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air sac

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alveol-/alveolo-

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penis

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balan-/balano-

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two

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bi-

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relating to bile

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bili-

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heart

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carrdi-/cardio-

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head

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cephal-

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brain

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cerebro-

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gallbladder

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cholecyst-

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common bile duct

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choledoch-/o

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cartilage

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chondr-/o

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fingers/toes

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dactyl-

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from/down

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de-

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ten

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deca-

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half

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Demi-

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without

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e-

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on the outside

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ec-/ecto-

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in

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en-

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brain/head

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encephala-/o

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in front of

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eore-

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blood

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eem-/hemato-

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half

hemi-

liver

hepato-

other/different

hetero-

ileum/small intestine

ileo-

not/in

in-

jejunum/small intestine

jejuno-

loin/abdomen

lapara-

larynx (voice box)

laryng-

side

latero-

white

leuko-

large

macro-

bad/disorder

mal-

breast

mamm-/o

breast

mast-

middle

med-

change

meta-

nose

naso-

relating to death

necro-

eye

oculo-

scanty/little/few

olig-

ovary

oophor-/o

all

pan-

beside/near

para-

relating disease

path-/patho-

through

per-

surrounding

peri-

eat

phag-

backward

retro-

sacrum

sacr-

fallopian tube

salphingo-

half

semi-

fast

tachy-

tendon

teno-

four

tetra-

heat

therm-

excess

ultra-

one

uni-

ureters

uretero-

urine/urinary organs

urin-/uro-

both

ambi-

up/apart

Ana-

blood vessels

angi-/angio-

before/forward

ante-

against

anti-

artery

arteri-

joint

arthro-

ear

aud-

self

auto-

life

bio-

slow

Brady-

bronchial tube

bronch-/o

bronchiole

bronchi-/o

around

circum-

Yellow

cirrho-

with/together

co-/con-

heart

coron-/corono-

colon (large intestine)

col-/colo-/colono-

vagina

col-/colpo-

with, together

con-

against

contra-

rib

cost-/costo-

skull

crani-/cranio-

blue

cyan-/cyano-

urinary bladder/ liquid-filled

cyst-/o, vesic-/o

relating to teeth

dent-

through/ complete

dia-

away, separate

dis-

skin

derm-/o, dermat-/o

duodenum, small intestine

duodeno-

two

di-

difficult/painful

dys-

within/inside/inner

endo-

intestines

enter-

above/upon

epi-

red

erythro-

normal

eu-

out/outside

ex-

outside

extra-

stomach

gastro-

sugar

glycol-