Prefix Flashcards by Mila Wang

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Dia-

A

Complete, through

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Endo-

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Within

en·do·skel·e·ton | \ ˌen-dō-ˈske-lə-tən \

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Epi-

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Above, upon, on

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Exo-

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Outside

exo·bi·ol·o·gy | \ ˌek-sō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē \

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Pan-

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All

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Pro-

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Before, forward

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Re-

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Back

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Retro-

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Behind

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Sub-

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Below, under

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Trans-

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Across, through

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Displaced

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Ectop-
Ectopic pregnancy
Displaced pregnance

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Away from

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Ef-
Efferent
Carrying away from

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In, into

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‘Em-, en-
E cyst
Enclose in a cyst

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Within

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Endo-
Endocarditis
Inflammation of heart lining

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Upon

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Epi-
Epi myosin
Covering of a muscle

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Good

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Eu-
Euphrates
Good (normal) breating

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Out of, out from

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Ex-, exo-
Exophthalmos
Protruding eyes

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Outside of

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Extra-
Extraperitoneal
Outside the peritonueum

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Single

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Hapl-
Haploid
Single set of chromosomes

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Blood

A

Hem-, hemat-
Hematuria
Bloody urine

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Half

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Hemi-
Hemiplegia
Paralysis in half the body

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Same, equal

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Heo(e)o-
Homeostasis
Standing the same

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Over, above

A

Hyper-
Hyperplasia
Excessive growth

Under, below

Hypo- Hypodermic Below the skin

Below, beneath

Infra- Infraobital Below the (eye) orbit

Between

Inter- Intervertebral Between vertebrae

Within

Intra- Intracranial Within the skull

Same, equal

Iso- Isometric Same length

Large

Macro- Macrophage Large eater (phagocyte)

Large, million(th)

Mega- Megakaryocyte Cell with large nucleus

Middle

Mes- Mesentery Middle of intestine

Beyond, after, change, middle

Meta- Metatarsal Beyond the tarsals (ankle bones)

Small, millionth

Micro- Micro cystic Small-celled

Thousandth

Milli- Milliliter