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Prefix, suffix and root word medical terms Flashcards

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Abdomin (o)

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Abdomen

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Acou

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Hearing

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Acr (o)

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Extremity, peak

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Aden (o)

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Gland

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Adip (o)

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Fat

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Andr (o)

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Male

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Angi (o)

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Blood vessel

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Ankyl

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Crooked, fusion

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Arteri (o)

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Arteries

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Athr (o)

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Joint

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Bili

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Bile

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Bi (o)

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life

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Blast

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blast embryonic state

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Blephar (o)

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eyelid

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Brachi (o)

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arm

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brady

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slow

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calc (i)

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heel

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Carcin (o)

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Cancer

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Cardi (o)

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heart

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caud

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tail

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cephal (o)

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head

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cerebr (o)

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Brain

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chem (o)

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chemical

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chol (e)

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bile

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chondr (o)

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cartilage

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coli (i,o)

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colon

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cost (o)

A

rib

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cut

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skin

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cyan (o)

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blue

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cyst (i,o)

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bladder

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cyt (o)

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cell

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derm

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skin

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dors (i,o)

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back

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encephal (o)

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brain

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enter (o)

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intestine

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erythr (o)

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red

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fasci

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bundle

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febri

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fever

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fil

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threadlike

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galact (o)

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milk

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gastr (o)

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stomach

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ger (o)
geront (o)

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ageing

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gloss (o) (a)

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tongue

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haeme (a) (o)
haemato

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bloood \

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hepat(o)

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liver

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hist (i) (o)

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liver

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hydro

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water

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hyster (o)

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uterus

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ile (o)

A

ileum

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ischi (o)

A

hip

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jejnun (o)

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jejunum

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kerat (o)

A

horny tissiue
cornea

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kinet (o)

A

movement

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labi (o)

A

lips
labia

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lact (o)

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milk

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laryng (o)

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larynx

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leuk (o)

A

white

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lip (o)

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fat

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lith (o)

A

stone

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mamm (o)

A

breast

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masto (o)

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breast

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melan (o)

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black

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men (o)

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menses

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my (o)

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muscles

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myc (o)

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fungus

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myel (o)

A

bone marrow
spinal cord

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myx

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mucus

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nas (o)

A

nose

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nephr (o)

A

kidney

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neur (o)

A

nerve
nervous system

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ocul (o)

A

eye

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onc (o)

A

tumour (cancerous)

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opthalam (o)

A

eye

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orchi (o)

A

testes

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oro

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mouth

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oste (o)

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bone

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ot (o)

A

ear

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paed
ped (o)

A

child

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path (o)

A

disease

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pharmaco

A

drugs

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pharyng (o)

A

pharynx

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phleb (o)

A

vein

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phot (o)

A

light

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plasm (o)

A

plasma
liquid part of blood

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pleur (o)

A

pleura
rib
side

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pneum (o)

A

lung

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pod (o)

A

foot

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proct (o)

A

anus
rectum

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psych (o)

A

mind

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pyel (o)

A

kidney

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rhin (o)

A

nose

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sarc (o)

A

flesh

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scler (o)

A

hard

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soma
somat (o)

A

body

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sten (o)

A

narrow

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tachy

A

rapid
fast

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therm (o)

A

heat

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thorac (o)

A

chest

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thromb (o)

A

clot

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trache (o)

A

trachea

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ur (o)

A

urine
urinary

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vas (o)

A

vessel

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veni (o) (i)

A

vein

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vesic (o)

A

bladder

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suffix - algia

A

pain

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suffix - cyte

A

cell

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suffix - ectasis

A

dialation

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suffix - ectomy

A

surgical removal

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suffix - oedema

A

exessive fluid

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suffix - emesis

A

vomiting

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itis

A

inflammation - suffix

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ism

A

state of - suffix

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logist

A

one who studies - suffix

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lys (i) (o)

A

breakdown - suffix

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osis

A

condition - suffix

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oma

A

tumour - suffix

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pathy

A

disease - suffix

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plasia

A

growth - suffix

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plasty

A

surgical repair - suffix

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plegia

A

paralysis - suffix

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poiesis

A

production - suffix

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praxia

A

movement - suffix

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stomy

A

opening - suffix

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rrhoea

A

discharge - suffix

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scope

A

observe - suffix

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taxis

A

movement - suffix

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tomy

A

incision - suffix

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trispy

A

crushing - suffix

125
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trophy

A

growth - suffix

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a - an

A

without
lack of - prefix

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ab

A

away from - prefix

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ad

A

toward
near (prefix)

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ambi

A

both sides (prefix

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ante

A

before
forward )prefix

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anti

A

against -prefix

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apo

A

off, away from - prefix

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auto

A

self - prefix

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bi

A

two , both - prefix

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cata

A

downwards - prefix

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con

A

with, together - prefix

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de

A

without - prefix

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diplo

A

double - prefix

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dys

A

painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo

A

within, inside - prefix

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ec, ecto

A

out, outsidem- prefix

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epi

A

above - prefix

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eu

A

normal - prefix

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ex

A

outwards - prefx

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extra

A

outside of - prefix

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hemi

A

half - prefix

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hetero

A

different - prefix

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homo

A

same - prefix

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hyper

A

excessive, too much - prefix

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hypo

A

deficient, below - prefix

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in

A

inward, not - prefix

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infra

A

beneath - prefix

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inter

A

between -prefix

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intra

A

within - prefix

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juxta

A

near - prefix

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macro

A

large - prefix

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mal

A

bad, abnormal - prefix

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mega

A

great, large - - prefix

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meta

A

change, beyong - prefix

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micro

A

small - prefix

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mono

A

one - prefix

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morph (o)

A

shape - prefix

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multi

A

many

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neo

A

new - prefix

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nulli

A

none - prefix

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pan

A

all - prefix

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olig (o)

A

scanty, little - prefix

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par (a)

A

beside, abnormal - prefix

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per

A

through - prefix

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peri

A

surrounding - prefix

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pico

A

one trillionth - prefix

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poly

A

many, much - prefix

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post

A

after - prefix

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pre

A

before - prefix

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pseudo

A

false - prefix

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quadri

A

four - prefix

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re

A

again - prefix

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retr (o)

A

backward, behind - prefix

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semi

A

partial, half - prefix

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sub

A

under, less than - prefix

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super

A

above - prefix

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supra

A

above, upon - prefix

180
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syn

A

with, together - prefix

181
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tetra

A

four - prefix

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trans

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through, across - prefix

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un

A

not - prefix

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uni

A

one - prefix

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