Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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Hemi-

A

one side of the body - half

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Para-

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lower half of the body

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3
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Quadri-

A

four limbs of the body

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4
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Pan-

A

total body

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5
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pseudo-

A

false

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6
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a- / an-

A

not

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7
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ante-

A

before

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8
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anti-

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against

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9
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ab-

A

away from

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10
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ad-

A

towards

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11
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auto-

A

self

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12
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brady-

A

slow

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13
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dia-

A

through - complete

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14
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dys-

A

painful difficult poor abnormal bad

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15
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endo-

A

within

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16
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exo-

A

outside

17
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eu-

A

easy - true

18
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hyper-

A

excessive

19
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hypo-

A

less than normal

20
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macro-

A

very large

21
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mega-

A

abnormally large

22
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multi

A

many

23
Q

peri-

A

surrounding

24
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post-

A

after

25
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pre-

A

before

26
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pro-

A

before or forward

27
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re-

A

back

28
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retro-

A

behind

29
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sub-

A

below

30
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tachy-

A

rapid

31
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trans-

A

across - through