Medical Terminology - Prefixes Flashcards

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a-

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no, not, without, lack of, apart

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward, near

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ambi-

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both, both sides, around, about

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an-

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no, not, without, lack of

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ana-

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up, apart

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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, double

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cac-

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bad

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chromo-

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colour

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de-

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down, away from

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di-

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two, double

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di(a)-

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through, between, complete

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dia-

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through, between, complete

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dif-

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apart, free from, separate

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dys-

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bad, difficult

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di(s)-

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two, apart

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dis-

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apart

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ec-

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out, outside, outer

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ecto-

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out, outside, outer

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endo-

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within, inner

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epi-

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upon, over, above

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ex-

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out, away from

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homeo-

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similar, same, likeness, constant

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hydr-

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water

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hydro-

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water

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hyper-

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above, beyond, excessive

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hypo-

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below, under, deficient

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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micro-

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small

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meta-

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beyond, over, between, change

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neo-

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new

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para-

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beside, along, side, abnormal

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peri-

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around

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post-

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after, behind

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re-

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back, backward, again

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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below, under, beneath

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sym-

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together, with

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syn-

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together, with

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un-

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back, reversal, not

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ant-

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against

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ante-

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before, forward

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brady-

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slow

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bi-

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two, double

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con-

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with, together

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tri-

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three

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quadri-

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four

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in-

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in, into, not

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infer-

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below

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apo-

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separation

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astro-

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star-shaped

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bin-

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twice, two

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brachy-

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short

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cata-

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down

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centi-

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one hundred, one hundredth

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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against, opposite

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deca-

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ten

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em-

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in

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en-

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in, within

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end-

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within, inner

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ep-

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upon, over, above

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eso-

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inward

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eu-

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good, normal

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exo-

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out, away from

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extra

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outside, beyond

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hemi-

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half

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heter-

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different

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hetero-

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different

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hyp-

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below, deficient

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ir-

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not

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mal-

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bad

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mega-

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large, great

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meso-

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middle

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milli-

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one-thousandth

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mon(o)-

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one

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mono-

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one

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multi-

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many, much

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nulli-

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none

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olig-

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little, scanty

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oligo-

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little, scanty

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pan-

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all

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par-

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around, beside

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per-

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through

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poly-

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many, much, excessive

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pre-

A

before, in front of

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primi-

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first

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pro-

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before, in front of

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proto-

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first

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psuedo-

A

false

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pyro-

A

fire

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retro-

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backward

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supra-

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above, beyond, superior

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super-

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upper, above

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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trans-

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across

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ultra-

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beyond

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uni-

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one