Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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ante-

A

before, forward

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anti-

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against

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circum-

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around

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4
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endo-

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inside, inner

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epi-

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above, over, upon

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exo-

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outside, outward

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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inside, within

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para-

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adjacent, alongside

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peri-

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around

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before

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15
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retro-

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backward

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supra-

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above, excessive

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trans-

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across, through

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ultra-

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higher, beyond

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bi-

A

two, twice, double

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brady-

A

slow

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di-

A

two

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eu-

A

normal

23
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hemi-

A

half

24
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macro-

A

large

25
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micro-

A

small

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mono-

A

single, once

27
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multi-

A

many

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pan-

A

all

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poly-

A

excessive

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primi-

A

first

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quadri-

A

four

32
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tachy-

A

rapid

33
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tri-

A

three

34
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uni-

A

single, one

35
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ab-

A

away from

36
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ad-

A

towards

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post-

A

coming after, behind

38
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sub-

A

under, beneath

39
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syn-

A

coming together

40
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arthro-

A

joint

41
Q

pneumon/pnuem-

A

lung or air

42
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pulmon-

A

lung

43
Q

respir-

A

breathe

44
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bronch-

A

windpipe

45
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hem-

A

blood

46
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dia-

A

complete