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Prefixes Flashcards

1
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a, an

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without, not

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ab, apo, de

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away from

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ambi, amphi, ampho

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both

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ad

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to, toward, near

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ante, fore, pre, pro

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before, forward (prenatal, forehead)

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anter-

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in front of

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anti, contra, counter, ob

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against, opposite (contraceptive)

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circum, peri

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around, about

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co, com, con, sym, syn

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together, with

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10
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dextro

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to the right

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di, dis

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apart from (dissect, diastemia)

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dia, per, trans

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through, across

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dorso, dorsi

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back

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e-, ec-, ex-

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out from

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ecto, exo, extro, extra

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outside

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em-, en-, im-, in-

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in (impaction, inflammation)

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17
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endo, ento, intra

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within

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18
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epi

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upon, over

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19
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eso

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inward

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20
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media, meso, mid

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in the middle (medial, midbrain)

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21
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extra, hyper, per, oleo, super

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more, excessive

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22
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gen

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producing, coming to be (genetics)

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23
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homo

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same

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24
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hyper

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above, over

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25
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hypo, infra, sub

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below, less, under, beneath, deficient

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26
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im-, in-, ir-, non-, un-

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not (immiscible, inarticulate, unconscious)

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inter

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between

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28
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intro

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into (introversion)

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29
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ipsi, iso

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same, equal (ipsilateral, isometric)

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30
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juxta

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near (juxtapose)

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31
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latero

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to the side (lateroflexion)

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32
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levo, sinistro

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to the left (levoversion, sinistrocardia)

33
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meta

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over, after, change (metastasis)

34
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opistho, poster

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behind, backward (posteromedian)

35
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para

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beside, near

36
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post

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after, behind

37
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primi, prot

A

first

38
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re

A

again

39
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retro

A

backward

40
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super, supra, ultra

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above, excessive

41
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tel-, tele, telo

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end, distance

42
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trans

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across, through

43
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ventro

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anterior

44
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allo-

A

not normal

45
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ambly

A

dim, dull

46
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aniso

A

unequal, disimilar

47
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atel

A

imperfect

48
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atreto

A

lack of opening

49
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bio

A

relation to life

50
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brachy

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short

51
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brady

A

slow

52
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caco

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bad, ill

53
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cryo

A

cold

54
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dolicho

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long

55
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dys

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difficult, painful, bad, abnormal

56
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eu-

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well, easily, good

57
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haplo

A

single, simple

58
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heter

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different, other

59
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holo

A

entire

60
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homeo, homo

A

like, similar

61
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ischio

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suppress, restrain

62
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leio

A

smooth

63
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malaco-

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soft

64
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medulo

A

marrow

65
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mis-

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bad, wrong, improper

66
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mogi-

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painful, difficult

67
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myel-

A

marrow (myeloma)

68
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neutro

A

neither (neutrophil)

69
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poikilo-

A

varied

70
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poly

A

many, much

71
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presby-, proto-

A

old

72
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pseudo-

A

false

73
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sclero

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hard

74
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scoli-

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curved, crooked

75
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tachy

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fast

76
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torsi

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twist (torsion)

77
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trachy-

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rough

78
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varico-

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twisted, swollen (varicose)

79
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xero-

A

dry

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