Direction and Position Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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Ab-, Abs-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Towards

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Ante-

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Before; Forward

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Circum-

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Around

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5
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Cycl-

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Circle; Cycle

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De-

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Away from; Ending

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Dia-

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Across; Through

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Ect/o-, Exo-

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Outer; Outside

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End/o-, Ent-, Enter/o-

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Within; Inner

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Epi-

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Upon; Outside of

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Ex-, Extra-

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Beyond

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Infra-

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Beneath; Below

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13
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Inter-

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Between

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14
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Meso-

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Middle

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Meta-

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Beyond; Change

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Para-

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Alongside; Abnormal

17
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Path/o-

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Disease

18
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Peri-

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Around

19
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Post-

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Behind; After

20
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Pre-

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Before; In front

21
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Retro-

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Backward; Behind

22
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Sub-

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Under

23
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Super-

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Above

24
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Supra-

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Above; Upon

25
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Sy-, Syl-, Sym-, Syn-, Sys-

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Together

26
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Trans-

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Across; Through