Prefixes Flashcards by Emily Dennis | Brainscape

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a-/an-

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not/without

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ab-

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away from (abduct)

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ad-

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toward (adduct)

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albus-

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white (albinuria)

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ambi-

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both

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ante-/pre-/pro-

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before

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anti-/contra-

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against

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bi-/di-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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cyano-

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blue

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de-

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down from/removing

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dia-

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through/between,across

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dys-

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difficult/abnormal

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ecto-/ex-/exo-

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outside/without/away from

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en-/endo-/em-/eso-

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inside

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epi-

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above/on

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erythro-

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red

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eu-

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good/normal

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glyco-

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sweet/sugar

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hemi-/semi-

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half/partly

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hyper-

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excessive/greater than normal

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hypo-/sub-

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beneath/below normal

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in-

A

not (inability)

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infra-

A

beneath (infraorbital)

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inter-

A

between (intercostal)

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intra-

A

within/inside of

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leuko-

A

white

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lith-

A

stone

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macro-

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large

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mal-

A

bad

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meso-

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middle/moderate (mesothelial)

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micro-

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small

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multi-/poly-

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excessive

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mono-/uni-

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one

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nephro-

A

kidney

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nulli-

A

none

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para-

A

near/beside/resembling/abnormal (long and tubular areas: paraesophageal)

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per-

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through/by/completely (percutaneous, permanent)

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peri-

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around/near (small and compact areas: periumbilical)

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post-

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after/behind

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primi-

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first

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re-

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back/again

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retro-

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behind/backward

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super-

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more than normal/excessive

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supra-

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above/over

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sy(n)(m)-

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together/union (symbiosis)

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across/through

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uni-

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one