fundamental word structure Flashcards
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a-,an-
A
no, not, without, lack of, apart
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ad-
A
toward, near, to
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bi-, di-
A
two, double
4
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de-
A
down, away from
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dia-
A
through, between
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dif-, dis-
A
apart, free from, seperate
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dys-
A
bad, difficult, painful
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ec-, ecto-
A
out, outside, outer
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end-, endo-
A
within, inner
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ep-, epi-
A
upon, over, above
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eu-
A
good, normal
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ex-, exo-
A
out, away from
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extra-
A
outside, beyond
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hyper-
A
above, beyond, excessive
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hypo-
A
below, under, deficient
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in-
A
in, into, not
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mega-
A
large, great
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meta-
A
beyond, over, between, change
19
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para-
A
beside, alongside, abnormal
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poly-
A
many, much, excessive
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post-
A
after, behind
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pre-, pro-
A
before, in front of
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super-, supra-
A
above, beyond
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ab-
A
away from
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ad-
toward
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ana-
up
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ante-
before
28
cata-
down
29
circum-, peri-
around
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endo-
within
31
epi-
upon, above
32
ex-
out, away from
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extra-
outside, beyond
34
hyper-
above, excessive
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hypo-
below, deficient
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infra-
below
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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meso-
middle
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para-
beside, alongside
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retro-
backward
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sub-
below, under
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supra-
above, beyond
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ambi-
both
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bi-
two, double
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centi-
100
47
deca-
10
48
dipl-
double
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di(s)-
twi, apart
50
milli-
1000
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multi-
many, much
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nulli-
none
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poly-
many
54
primi-
first
55
quadric, tetra-
4
56
quint-
5
57
semi-, hemi-
half
58
tri-
3
59
uni-
1
60
a, an-
without, lack of
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anti-, contra-
against
62
auto
self
63
brachy
short
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brady-
slow
65
cac-, mal-
bad
66
dia-
through
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dys-
bad, difficult
68
eu-
good, normal
69
hetero-
different
70
homeo-
similar, same
71
hydro-
water
72
mega-
large, great
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micro-
small
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oligio-
scanty, little
75
pan-
all
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pseudo-
false
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sym-, syn-
together
78
-ate
use, action
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-blast
immature cell, germ cell
80
-ectasis
dilatation, dilation, distention
81
-gen, -genesis, -genic
formation, produce
82
-gram
weight, mark, record
83
-ic
pertaining to, chemical
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-ive
nature if, quantity of
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-lymph
serum, clear fluid
86
-lysis
destruction, to seperate
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-megaly
enlargement, large
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-penia
lack of, deficiency
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-plasm
a thing formed, plasma
90
-plegia
stroke, paralysis
91
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
92
-rrhea
flow, discharge
93
-scopy
to view, examine
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-spasm
tension, spasm
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-stasis
control, stopping
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-staxia
dripping, trickling
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-trophy
nourishment, development
98
-y
process, condition, pertaining to
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-algia, - dynia
pain
100
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-emesis
vomiting
102
-itis
inflammation
103
-lith
destruction, separation
104
-malacia
softening
105
-megaly
enlargement, large
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-oid
resemble
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-oma
tumor
108
-osis
condition of
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-pathy
disease
110
-penia
deficiency
111
-phobia
fear
112
-plegia
paralysis, stroke
113
-ptosis
drooping
114
-ptysis
spitting
115
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
116
-rrhea
flow, discharge
117
-rrhexis
rupture
118
-centesis
surgical puncture
119
-desis
binding
120
-ectomy
excision
121
-gram
a weight, mark, record
122
-graph
to write, record
123
-graphy
recording
124
-meter
instrument to measure, measure
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-opsy
to view
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasy
surgical repair
128
-rrhaphy
suture
129
-scope
instrument
130
-scopy
to view
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-stasis
control, stopping
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-stomy
new opening
133
-tome
instrument to cut
134
-tomy
incision
135
-blast
immature cell, germ cell
136
-cyte
cell
137
-ist
one who specializes, agent
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-logy
study of
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-phasia
to speak
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-phagia
to eat
141
-plasia
formation, produce
142
-philia
attraction
143
-phraxis
to obstruct
144
physis
growth
145
-pnea
breathing
146
-poiesis
formation
147
-therapy
treatment
148
-trophy
nourishment, development
149
-uria
urine
