Prefixes Flashcards

1
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a-, an-

A

no, not, without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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ana-

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up, apart

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ante-

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before, forward

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anti

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against

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7
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auto-

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self

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bi-

A

two

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brady-

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slow

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cata-

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down

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con-

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with, together

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down, lack of

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dia-

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through, complete

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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16
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ec-

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out, outside

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17
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endo-

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in, within

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18
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epi-

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upon, on, above

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19
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eu-

A

good, normal

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20
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ex-

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out, outside

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21
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hemi-

A

half

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22
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hyper-

A

excessive, above

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23
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hypo-

A

deficient, under

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24
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in-

A

two meanings: not; into, within

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25
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infra-

A

beneath, under

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26
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inter-

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between

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27
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intra-

A

in, within, into

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28
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macro-

A

large

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29
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meta-

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beyond, change

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30
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micro-

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small

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31
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neo-

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new

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32
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pan-

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all

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33
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para-

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abnormal, beside, near

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34
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per-

A

through

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35
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peri-

A

surrounding

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36
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poly-

A

many, much

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37
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post-

A

after, behind

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38
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pre-

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before, in front of

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39
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pro-

A

before, forward

40
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pros-

A

before, forward

41
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re-

A

back, again

42
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retro-

A

behind, backward

43
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sub-

A

under

44
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supra-

A

above, upper

45
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syn-, sym-

A

together, with

46
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tachy-

A

fast

47
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trans-

A

across, through

48
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ultra-

A

beyond, excess

49
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uni-

A

one

50
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-blast

A

embryonic, immature

51
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-crine

A

to secrete

52
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-drome

A

to run

53
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-fusion

A

coming together, pour

54
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-gen

A

substance that produces

55
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-lapse

A

to slide, fall, sag

56
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-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, seperation

57
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-meter

A

to measure

58
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-misson

A

to send

59
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-or

A

one who

60
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-oxia

A

oxygen

61
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-partum

A

birth, labour

62
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-phoria

A

to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

63
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-physis

A

to grow

64
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-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

65
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-plasm

A

structure or formation

66
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-pnea

A

breathing

67
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-ptosis

A

falling drooping, prolapse

68
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

69
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-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

70
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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

71
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carp/o

A

wrist bones

72
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cis/o

A

to cut

73
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cost/o

A

rib

74
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cutane/o

A

skin

75
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dactyl/o

A

fingers, toes

76
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duct/o

A

to lead, carry

77
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flex/o

A

to bend

78
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gloss/o

A

tongue

79
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glyc/o

A

sugar

80
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immun/o

A

protection

81
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morph/o

A

shape, form

82
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mort/o

A

death

83
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nat/i

A

birth

84
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norm/o

A

rule, order

85
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ox/o

A

oxygen

86
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pub/o

A

pubis; anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone

87
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seps/o

A

infection

88
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somn/o

A

sleep

89
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son/o

A

sound

90
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the/o

A

to put, place

91
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the/o, theli/o

A

nipple

92
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thyr/o

A

thyroid gland; shield

93
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top/o

A

place, position, location

94
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tox/o

A

poison

95
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tracheo/o

A

windpipe, trachea

96
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urethr/o

A

urethra