Medical Term - Common Prefixes Flashcards by Saliho Touré

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a-, an-

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without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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ambi-

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both

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two, twice, double

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Brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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against

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de-

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down

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dys-

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painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

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endo-

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within, inside

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epi-

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above, on

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eu-

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normal, good

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ex-, extra-, exo-

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outside of

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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above, excessive, increased

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hypo-

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below, decreased, insufficient

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infra-

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beneath

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

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within, during

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levo-

A

to the left

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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mega-

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exceptionally large

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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over, beyond

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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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neo-

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new

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nulli-

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none

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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, behind

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pre, pro

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before, in front of

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presby-

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older age

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primi-

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first

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pseudo-

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false

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quadri-

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four

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retro-

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behind, in back of

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sten-

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narrowed

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sub-

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under

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super-, supra-

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above, excess

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sym-, syn-

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together, with

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tacky-

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fast

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trans-

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across

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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uni-

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one

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scoli-

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bent, crooked