Prefixes Flashcards

1
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A-, An-

A

Lacking, Without, Not

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2
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Ab-

A

Away from, Absent

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3
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Ad-

A

Toward, near to, increase

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4
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Adeno

A

Gland

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5
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Angio-

A

Vessel

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6
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Ante

A

Front, before, toward

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7
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Anti

A

Against, opposed

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8
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Auto

A

Self

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9
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Bi-,di-

A

Twice, double, two

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10
Q

Bio

A

Life

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11
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Cephal

A

head

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12
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Circum

A

Around

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13
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Contra

A

Opposite, against

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14
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Cryo

A

Extreme Cold

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15
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Cyto

A

Cell

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16
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De

A

Separate, Away from, down

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17
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Dia-

A

Through

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18
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Dis-

A

Apart, away

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19
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Dors

A

Back

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20
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Dys-

A

Difficult, bad, labored

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21
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Ecto-, exo-, ex-

A

On the outer side

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22
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Endo-

A

Within, inside

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23
Q

Epi

A

Upon, over, in addition to

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24
Q

Extend

A

Straighten

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25
Q

Flex

A

Bend

26
Q

Glu-, gly-

A

Sugar, Sweet

27
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Histo

A

Tissue

28
Q

Hetero

A

Dissimilar

29
Q

Homeo-

A

Like, Same

30
Q

Hydro

A

Water, Hydrogen

31
Q

Hyper

A

Over, above, excessive

32
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Hypo

A

Under, below, deficient

33
Q

Hyster

A

Uterus, womb

34
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Infra

A

Under, below, beneath

35
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Inter

A

Between, together

36
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Intra

A

Within

37
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Lipo

A

Lipid, Fat

38
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Meso

A

Middle

39
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Meta

A

Beyond, after, change

40
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Micro

A

Small

41
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Mono

A

One, Single

42
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Multi

A

Many

43
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Narco

A

Sleep, numbness, stupor

44
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Necro

A

Death

45
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Opthalmo

A

Eye

46
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Ot-

A

Ear

47
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Para-

A

Alongside, beside

48
Q

Patho

A

Disease

49
Q

Peri

A

Around surrounding

50
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Post

A

Rear, after, behind

51
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Pre-, pro-

A

Before, front

52
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Quad

A

Four

53
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Re-

A

Again, back

54
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Recto

A

Straight

55
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Retro

A

Backwards

56
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Sub-

A

Under, beneath, below

57
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Super-, Supra-

A

Above, Over

58
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Syn-, sym-

A

Together, with, joined

59
Q

Therm

A

Heat

60
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Trans

A

Across, over, beyond, through

61
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Tri-

A

Three

62
Q

Uni-

A

One