Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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a-

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lack of

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward, near

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ambi-

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both

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an-

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no, without, lack of, apart

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ana-

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up, apart, backward

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two, double

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bin-

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twice, two

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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cac-

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bad

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cata-

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down

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centi-

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one hundred, one hundredth

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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against

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de-

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down, away from

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deca-

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ten

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di-

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two, double

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di(s)-

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two, apart

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dia-

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through, between, complete

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dif/dis-

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apart, free from, separate

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dis-

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apart

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful, abnormal

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ec-

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out

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ecto-

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out, outside, outer

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end/endo-

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within, inner

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ep/epi-

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upon, over, aboce

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eu-

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good, normal

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ex/exo-

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out, away from

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extra-

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outside, eyond

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hemi-

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half

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hetero-

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different

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homeo-

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similar, same, likeness, constant

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hydro-

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water

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hyper-

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above, beyond, excessive

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hypo-

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below, under, deficient

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in-

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into, in not

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within, into

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mal-

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bad

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mega-

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large, great

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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beyond, over, between, change

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micro-

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small

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milli-

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one thousandth

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mono-

A

one

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multi-

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many, much

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nulli-

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none

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oligo-

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scanty, little

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pan-

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all

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para-

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beside, alongside, abnormal

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many, much, excessive

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before, in front of

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primi-

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first

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pro-

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before, in front of

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pseudo-

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false

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quadri-

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four

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retro-

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backward

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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below, under, beneath

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super/supra-

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above, beyond

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sym-

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together, with

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syn-

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together, with

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tachy-

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rapid

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tri-

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three

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uni-

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one