Prefix Flashcards

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1
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Ec-, ecto-

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Out; outside

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End/o-

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In; within

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Mes/o

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Middle

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Dextr/o

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Right

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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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Dia-

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Through; complete

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Per-

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Through

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Trans-

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Through, across

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Infra-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between

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Ante-

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Before; forward

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Pro-

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Before, in front of

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Post-

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After, behind

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Mon/o

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One; single

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Bi-

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Two, twice

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Tri-

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Three

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Quadri-

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Four

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Poly-

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Many, much

21
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  • Gram
A

A record of data

22
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-Graph

A

Instrument for recording data

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-graphy

A

Act of recording data

24
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-Meter

A

Instrument for measuring

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-Scope

A

Instrument for viewing or examining

26
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-Scopy

A

Examination of

27
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-Centesis

A

Puncture tap

28
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  • desis
A

Binding, fusion

29
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  • Ectomy
A

Excision, surgical removal

30
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  • pexy
A

Surgical fixation

31
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  • plasty
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Plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

32
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-rraphy

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Surgical repair, suture

33
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  • Stomy
A

Surgical creation of an opening

34
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-Tome

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Instrument for incising (cutting)

35
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-Tomy

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Incision, cutting

36
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  • Tripsy
A

Crushing