Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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Bi-, di-

A

Two

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Tri-

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Three

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Quad-, quadri-, tetra-

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Four

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Centi-

A

One hundred/eth

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Milli-

A

One thousandth

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Mono-, uni-

A

One

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Hemi-, semi-

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Half, partly

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Hyper-

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Excessive, more than normal

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Hypo-

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Under, less than normal

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Multi-, poly-

A

Many

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Nulli-

A

None

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12
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Pan-

A

All

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13
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Primi-

A

First (think primary)

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Super-, ultra-

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Excessive

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Circum-, peri-

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Around

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Contra-

A

Against or opposed

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Dia-

A

Through

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Ecto-, ex-, -exo, -extra

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Out, without, away from

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19
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En-, end-, endo-

A

Inside

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20
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Epi-

A

Above, on

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21
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Hypo-, infra-, sub-

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Beneath, under

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22
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Inter-

A

Between

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Intra-,

A

Within

24
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Ipsi-

A

Same

25
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Meso- mid-

A

Middle

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Para-

A

Near, beside, or abnormal

27
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Per-

A

Through or by

28
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Post-

A

After, behind

29
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Retro-

A

Behind, backward

30
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Super-, supra-

A

Above, beyond

31
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Sym-, syn-

A

Joined, together

32
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Trans-

A

Across

33
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Anti-, contra-

A

Against

34
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Brady-

A

Slow

35
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Dys-

A

Bad, difficult

36
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Eu-

A

Good, normal

37
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Mal-

A

Bad

38
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Pro-

A

Favoring, supporting

39
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Tachy-

A

Fast

40
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Ante-, pre-, pro-

A

Before

41
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Post-

A

After, behind

42
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Macro-, mega-, megalo-

A

Large or great

43
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Micro-

A

Small

44
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A-, an-

A

No, not, without

45
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In-

A

Not or inside

46
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Ana-

A

Upward, excessive or again

47
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Trans-

A

Across

48
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Para-

A

Beside

49
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De-

A

Down, from, or reversing

50
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Meta-

A

Change or next in a series

51
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Fibro-

A

Fiber (as in muscle)

52
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Per-

A

Through

53
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Peri-

A

Around

54
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In-

A

In

55
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De-

A

Reversing

56
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Ecto-

A

Outside

57
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Nulli-

A

None