Prefixes Flashcards by Kayla Hoffman

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a-

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Without, lack of

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ab-

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Away from

Ex. Abduct

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ad-

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To, towards

Ex. Adduct

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an-

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Without, lack of

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ana-

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Up, back and again

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ante-

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Before, forward

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anti-

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Against, opposed to

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auto-

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Self

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bi-

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Two

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Brady-

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Slow

Ex. Bradycardia

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circum-

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Around, about

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Contra-

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Against, opposite

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De-

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Down from, away

Ex. Descending

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Di-

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Twice, double

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dia-

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Through, completely

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dys-

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Difficult, painful, abnormal

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ect(o)-

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Out, outside

Ex. Ectopic pregnancy

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end(o)-

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Within

Ex. Endometrium

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epi-

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Upon, over, above

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eu-

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Easy, good, normal

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ex(o)-

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Outside, away from

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extra-

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Outside, in addition

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hemi-

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Half

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hyper-

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Over, excessive, high

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hypo-

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Under, below, normal

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in-

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In, info, not, without

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infra-

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Below, under

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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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ipsi-

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Same

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iso-

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Equal

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macro-

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Large

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mal-

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Bad or abnormal

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mega-

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Large

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meta-

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After, change

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micro-

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Small

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mono-

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One, single

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multi-

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Many

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neo-

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New

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noct-

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Night

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nulli-

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None

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olig(o)-

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Little, deficient

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ortho-

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Straight or normal

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pan-

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All, entire

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para-

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Near, beside, beyond, apart from

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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

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post-

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After, behind

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pre-

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Before

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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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quadr(i)-

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Four

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re-

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Back

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retro-

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Backward, behind

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semi-

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Half, partial

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sub-

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Under, below

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super-

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Above, excessive, or more than normal

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supra-

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Above, upper

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sym-

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Together, joined

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syn-

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Together, joined

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tachy-

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Rapid, past

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tetra-

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Four

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trans-

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Across, through, beyond

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tri-

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Three

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uni-

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One