Prefixes Flashcards

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ab-

abduction

A

away from

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A-

Example - abacterial

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Absent, without, away from

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ad

adduction

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to, toward

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ambi

ambidextrous

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both

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a-; an-

atypical

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without

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anti

antibody or antidote

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against

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ante

anterior

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before

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auto

autoimmune

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self

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bi

biceps

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two

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bio

biology

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life

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carsin-(o)

carsinogenic

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cancer

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circum

circumvent

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around

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co

cooperate

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with, together

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contra

contraindicate

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against, counter to

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de

decend

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down, from

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di

dissect

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two

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dors

dorsal

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back

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dys

dysfunction

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abnormal, impaired

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e

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out, from

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ect

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outside, without

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end-(o)

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inside, within

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epi

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upon, over, in addition

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ex

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out of

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extra

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beyond, outside of, in addition

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flex

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bent

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front

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front, forehead

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hemi

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half

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hetero

A

the other

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hom

A

common, same

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hydro

A

denoting water

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hyper

A

above, extreme

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hypo

A

under, below

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in

A

within, into, not, negative

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infra

A

beneath

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inter

A

between

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intra

A

inside

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leuk-(o)

A

white

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macr-(o)

A

large, long

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mal

A

abnormal, bad

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medi

A

middle, midline

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mega

A

large, extreme

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micr-(o)

A

small

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mon-o

A

one, single

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ne-o

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new

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necr-o

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dead

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nutri

A

nourish

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nutri

A

nourish

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para

A

next to, resembling, beside

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path

A

pertaining to disease

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per

A

through

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peri

A

around

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poly

A

many, much

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post

A

after, later in time

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pre, pr

A

before in time

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pseud-o

A

false

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quad

A

four

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re

A

back again

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retro

A

backward

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semi

A

half

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sub

A

under, below

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super

A

above, in addition

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supra

A

over, above, upper

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syn

A

together, alongwith

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tri

A

three

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trans

A

across

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Multi

A

Many, multipl

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uni

A

single, one