Commonly Used Prefixes Flashcards

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a-

A

without or absence of

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ab-

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from, away from

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ad-

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to, toward

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an-

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without or absence of

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two

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bin-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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con-

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together

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contra-

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against

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de-

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from, down from, lack of

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dia-

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through, complete, between, apart

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dis-

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to undo, free from

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dys-

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difficult, labored, painful, abnormal

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ec-

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out

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ecto-

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outside

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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on, upon, over

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eso-

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inward

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eu-

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normal, good

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ex-

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outside, outward

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exo-

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outside, outward

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extra-

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outside of, beyond

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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below, incomplete, deficient

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in-

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in, into, not

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infra-

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under, below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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mal-

A

bad

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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after, beyond, change

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micro-

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small

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multi-

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many

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neo-

A

new

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nulli-

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none

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pan-

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all, total

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para-

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outside, beyond, around

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per-

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through

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peri-

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surrounding (outer)

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poly-

A

many, much

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post-

A

after

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

A

before

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quadri-

A

four

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re-

A

back

49
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retro-

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back, behind

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semi-

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half

51
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sub-

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under, below

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super-

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over, above

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supra-

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above, beyond, on top

54
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sym-

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together, joined

55
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syn-

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together, joined

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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tetra-

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four

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trans-

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through, across, beyond

59
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tri-

A

three

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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uni-

A

one