Other Prefixes Flashcards by Kirsten Sawtelle

ac-

to, towards

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acou-, acous-

hear

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aden-

gland

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adip-

fat

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alg-

pain

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ambi-

both

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ameb-

change, alteration

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amni-

fetal membrane

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amphi-, ampho-

both

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amyl-

starch

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anemo-

wind

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ang-

choke, feel pain

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ante-

before, ahead of time

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anter-

front

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antrhopop-

man, human

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apo-, ap-

away from

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aqu-

water

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arthr-

joint, articulation

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ather-

fatty deposit

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atmo-

vapor

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audi-

hear

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aur-

ear

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barb-

beard

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baro-

weight/pressure

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bath-

depth, height

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bene-

well, good

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contra-

against

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corp-

body

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cort-, cortic-

outer layer

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counter-

against

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cuti-

skin

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de-

away from, down

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deca-

ten

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deci-

tenth

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dent-

tooth

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dia- (latin)

day

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din-

terrible

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dis-

apart, out

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dorm-

sleep

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dors-

back

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du-, duo-

two

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dys-

bad, abnormal

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ec-

out of, away from

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ecto-

outside of

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en-, endo-, ent-

in, into, within

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encephal-

brain

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enter-

intestine, gut

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epi-

upon, above, over

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erythro-

red

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eso-

inner, within

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eu-

well, good, true

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eury-

widen

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ferro-

iron

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flu-, fluct-, flux-

flow

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fract-

break

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gastr-

stomach

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gloss-

tongue

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gluc-, glyc-

sweet, sugar

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glut-

buttock

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gnath-

jaw

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grav-

heavy

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gymno-

naked, bare

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gyn-

female

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gyr-

ring, circle sprial

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halo-

salt

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hapl-

simple

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hector-

hundred

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hem-

blood

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hemi-

half

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hepar-, hepat-

liver

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hetero-

different, other

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hex-

six

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hidr-

sweat

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hist-

tissue

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holo-

entire, whole

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homo- (L)

man, human

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homo- (G)

same, alike

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hygr-

moist, wet

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hyper-

above, beyond over

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hyphno-

sleep

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hypo-

below, under, less

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hyster-

womb, uterus

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in-, il-, im-, ir-

not AND toward, into

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in-

very, thoroughly

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infra-

below, beneath

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iso-

equal, same

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kel-

tumor, swelling

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kerat-

horn

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kilo-

thousand

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kine-

move

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lachry-

tear

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lact-

milk

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lat-

side

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leio-

smooth

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leuc-, leuk-

white, bright, light

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lip-

line

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lingu-

tongue

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li-

fat

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lith-

stone, petrifying

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loc-

place

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malc-

soft

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malle-

hammer

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mamm-

breast

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marg-

border, edge

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mast-

breast

med-

middle

meg-

million, great

mela-, melan-

dark, black

mes-

middle, half

met-, meta-

between, along, after

micro-

small, milionth

milli-

thousandth

mis-

wrong, incorrect

mito-

thread

mole-

mass

mono-

one, single

mort-

death

mot-

move

morph-

shape, form

multi-

many

mut-

change

my-

muscle

myc-

fungus

mycell-

threadlike

myriad-

many

moll-

soft

nas-

nose

necro-

corpse, death

nemat-

thread, thread-like

neo-

new, recent

nephro-

kidney

neur-

nerve

noct,-, nov-

night

non-

not

not-

back

ob-

center

ocul-

eye

odont-

tooth

olf-

smell

oligo-

fiew, little

omni-

all

onc-

mass, tumor

oo-

egg

opt-

eye

orb-

circle, round, ring

orth-

straight, correct

oscu-

mouth

oste-

bone

oto-

ear

ov-

egg

oxy-

sharp, acid, oxygen

pachy-

thick

palm-

broad, flat

pan-

all

par-, para-

beside, near, equal

path-

disease, suffering

pent-

five

per-

through

peri-

around

permea-

pass, go

phag-

eat

pheno-

show

phren-

mind, diaphragm

pino-

drink

plasm-, -plast-

formed into

platy-

flat

pleur-

lung, rib, side

pneumo-

lungs, air

ply-

many, several

quadr-

four

quin-

five

re-

again, back

rect-

right, correct

ren-

kidney

ret-

net, made like a net

rhag-

burst forth

rhe-

flow

rhin-

nose

rhodo-

nose

rubr-

red

sacchar-

sugar

sarc-

flesh

schis-, schiz-

split, divide

scler-

hard

semi-

half, partly

sept-

partition, sevent

sess-

sit

sex-

six

solv-

loosen, free

som-, somat-

body

son-

sound

spec-, spic-

look at

spir-

breath

stat-

standing, staying

sten-

narrow

stern-

chest, breast

stom-

mouth

stereo-

3 dimensional

strict-

drawn tight

sub-

under, below

super-, sur-

over, above, on top

sym-, syn-

together

tachy-

quick, swift

tarso-

ankle

tele-

far off, distant

telo-

end

tetr-

four

therm-

heat

toxico-

poison

trache-

windpipe

trans-

across

tri-

three

trich-

hair

turb-

whirl

ultra-

beyond

uni-

one

ur-

urine

vas-

vessel

vect-

carry

ven-, vent-

come

ventr-

belly, underside

xanth-

yellow

xero-

dry

zyg-

joined together

zym-

yeast

cycle-

ring, circle

fiss-

split, divide into

bi- (L)

two, twice

bi-, bio- (G)

life, living

brachi-

arm

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

brev-

short

bronch-

windpipe

cac-

bad

calor-

heat

capill-

hair

capit-

head

carcin-

cancer

cardi-

heart

carpal-

wrist

cata-

breakdown

caud-

tail

cen-, cene-

now, recent

cente-

pierce

centi-

hundredth

centr-

center

cephal-

head

cerat-

horn

cerebr-

brain

cervic-

neck

chel-

claw

chem-

chemicals

chir-

hand

chlor-

green

chondr-

cartilage

chron-

time

circa-, circum-

around, about

cirru-

hairlike curls

co-

with, together