Common Prefixes Flashcards

1
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absence of

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a-, an-

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2
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away from

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ab-

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3
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toward, near

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ad-

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4
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air

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aer-

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5
Q

air sac

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alveol-/alveolo-

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6
Q

penis

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balan-/balano-

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7
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two

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bi-

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8
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relating to bile

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bili-

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9
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heart

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carrdi-/cardio-

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10
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head

A

cephal-

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11
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brain

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cerebro-

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12
Q

gallbladder

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cholecyst-

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13
Q

common bile duct

A

choledoch-/o

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14
Q

cartilage

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chondr-/o

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15
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fingers/toes

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dactyl-

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16
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from/down

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de-

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17
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ten

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deca-

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18
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half

A

Demi-

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19
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without

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e-

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20
Q

on the outside

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ec-/ecto-

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21
Q

in

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en-

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22
Q

brain/head

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encephala-/o

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23
Q

in front of

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eore-

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24
Q

blood

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eem-/hemato-

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25
Q

half

A

hemi-

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26
Q

liver

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hepato-

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27
Q

other/different

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hetero-

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28
Q

ileum/small intestine

A

ileo-

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29
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not/in

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in-

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30
Q

jejunum/small intestine

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jejuno-

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31
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loin/abdomen

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lapara-

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32
Q

larynx (voice box)

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laryng-

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33
Q

side

A

latero-

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34
Q

white

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leuko-

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35
Q

large

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macro-

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36
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bad/disorder

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mal-

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37
Q

breast

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mamm-/o

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38
Q

breast

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mast-

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39
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middle

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med-

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40
Q

change

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meta-

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41
Q

nose

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naso-

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42
Q

relating to death

A

necro-

43
Q

eye

A

oculo-

44
Q

scanty/little/few

A

olig-

45
Q

ovary

A

oophor-/o

46
Q

all

A

pan-

47
Q

beside/near

A

para-

48
Q

relating disease

A

path-/patho-

49
Q

through

A

per-

50
Q

surrounding

A

peri-

51
Q

eat

A

phag-

52
Q

backward

A

retro-

53
Q

sacrum

A

sacr-

54
Q

fallopian tube

A

salphingo-

55
Q

half

A

semi-

56
Q

fast

A

tachy-

57
Q

tendon

A

teno-

58
Q

four

A

tetra-

59
Q

heat

A

therm-

60
Q

excess

A

ultra-

61
Q

one

A

uni-

62
Q

ureters

A

uretero-

63
Q

urine/urinary organs

A

urin-/uro-

64
Q

both

A

ambi-

65
Q

up/apart

A

Ana-

66
Q

blood vessels

A

angi-/angio-

67
Q

before/forward

A

ante-

68
Q

against

A

anti-

69
Q

artery

A

arteri-

70
Q

joint

A

arthro-

71
Q

ear

A

aud-

72
Q

self

A

auto-

73
Q

life

A

bio-

74
Q

slow

A

Brady-

75
Q

bronchial tube

A

bronch-/o

76
Q

bronchiole

A

bronchi-/o

77
Q

around

A

circum-

78
Q

Yellow

A

cirrho-

79
Q

with/together

A

co-/con-

80
Q

heart

A

coron-/corono-

81
Q

colon (large intestine)

A

col-/colo-/colono-

82
Q

vagina

A

col-/colpo-

83
Q

with, together

A

con-

84
Q

against

A

contra-

85
Q

rib

A

cost-/costo-

86
Q

skull

A

crani-/cranio-

87
Q

blue

A

cyan-/cyano-

88
Q

urinary bladder/ liquid-filled

A

cyst-/o, vesic-/o

89
Q

relating to teeth

A

dent-

90
Q

through/ complete

A

dia-

91
Q

away, separate

A

dis-

92
Q

skin

A

derm-/o, dermat-/o

93
Q

duodenum, small intestine

A

duodeno-

94
Q

two

A

di-

95
Q

difficult/painful

A

dys-

96
Q

within/inside/inner

A

endo-

97
Q

intestines

A

enter-

98
Q

above/upon

A

epi-

99
Q

red

A

erythro-

100
Q

normal

A

eu-

101
Q

out/outside

A

ex-

102
Q

outside

A

extra-

103
Q

stomach

A

gastro-

104
Q

sugar

A

glycol-