prefixes Flashcards

1
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a, an-, ar-

A

without; lack of

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to; toward

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ambi-

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both

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amphi-

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both sides

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ana-

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up; apart

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ante-

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before; in front; forward

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anter/o-

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in front, before

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anti-

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against

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anis/o-

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unequal, dissimilar

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auto-

A

self

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bi-

A

two

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brady-

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slow

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14
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cata-

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down

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circum-

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around

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co, com, con-

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together

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contra-

A

against; opposite

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de-

A

lack of; down; away from

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19
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dextr/o-

A

right side

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di-

A

two

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21
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dia-

A

between; through; complete

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22
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dipl-, dipl/o-

A

double, two-fold

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dors/o-

A

back

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dys-

A

painful; difficult; bad

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ec-, ex-

A

out, out from

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ect/o-, exo-, extra-

A

outside, outward

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em, en-

A

in

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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upon; above

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eu-

A

good; normal

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31
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extra-

A

outside

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32
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hemi-

A

half

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heter/o

A

different

34
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hidr/o

A

sweat

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homo-

A

same

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hydr/o

A

water

37
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hyper-

A

above; excessive; beyond

38
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hypo-

A

below; deficient; under

39
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im, in-

A

not, in

40
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infra-

A

below; inferior to

41
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inter-

A

between

42
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intra-

A

within

43
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is/o

A

equal

44
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later/o

A

side

45
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macro-

A

large; visible to the naked eye

46
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mal-

A

bad

47
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meso-, mid-, medi-

A

middle

48
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meta-

A

change; beyond, after, over

49
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micro-

A

small; not visible to the naked eye

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mon/o

A

one

51
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multi-

A

many, much

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neo-

A

new

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pachy-

A

thick

54
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pan-

A

all

55
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para-

A

beside; along side, near

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per-

A

through

57
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peri-

A

around; surrounding

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poly-

A

many, much

59
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post-

A

after; behind

60
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poster/o

A

posterior, behind, toward the back

61
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pre-

A

before; in front of

62
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primi-

A

first

63
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pro-

A

before

64
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pseud/o

A

false

65
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quad, quadri-

A

four

66
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re-

A

back; again

67
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retro-

A

behind; backward

68
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scler/o-

A

hard

69
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semi-

A

part of; half

70
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sinistr/o

A

left side

71
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sub-

A

under; below

72
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super-

A

above; upper, excessive

73
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supra-

A

above; upon

74
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sym, syn-

A

together; with, joined

75
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tachy-

A

fast

76
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tetra-

A

four

77
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trans-

A

across, through

78
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tri-

A

three

79
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ultra-

A

beyond; in excess

80
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uni-

A

one