HIM 111 Prefixes Flashcards

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a-

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not

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ab-

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away

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ad-

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toward

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an-

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not

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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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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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con-

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with, together

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contra-

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against

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de-

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down, away from

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dia-

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through

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dys-

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bad

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e-

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out

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ec-

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out

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ecto-

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outside

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en-

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in, inside

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endo-

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in, inside

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epi-

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upon

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eu-

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good

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ex-

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out

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exo-

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outside

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extra-

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outside

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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over

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hypo-

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under

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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in, inside

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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multi-

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many

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oligo-

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few

35
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pan-

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all

Like Panera

Etymology: gland of the abdomen, 1570s, from Latinized form of Greek pankreas “sweetbread (pancreas as food), pancreas,” literally “entirely flesh,” from pan- “all” (see pan-) + kreas “flesh” (from PIE root *kreue- “raw flesh”), probably so called for the homogeneous substance of the organ. Related: Pancreatic.

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before

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pro-

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before, on behalf of

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re-

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again

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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beneath

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sym-

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with, together

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syn-

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with, together

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tachy-

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fast

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uni-

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one