prefixes and suffixes Flashcards

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1
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a- or an-

A

without/not

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anti-

A

opposite/against

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3
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con-

A

with

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4
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contra-

A

opposite or against

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5
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dys-

A

bad

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6
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e, ec-

A

out

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7
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epi-

A

above, upon

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8
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hyper-

A

above, excess, over

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9
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hypo-

A

under, below, deficient

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10
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inter-

A

between

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11
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intra-

A

within

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12
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pre-

A

before, in front of

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13
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pro-

A

before, on behalf of

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14
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post-

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after, behind

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sub-

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beneath

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16
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syn- or sym-

A

with

17
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trans-

A

across

18
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-algia

A

pain

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-cele

A

hernia

20
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-cyte

A

cell

21
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-dynia

A

pain

22
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

23
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-gram

A

written record

24
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-graph

A

instrument used to produce record

25
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-graphy

A

written procedure

26
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-ia

A

condition

27
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-ism

A

condition

28
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-itis

A

inflammation of

29
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-megaly

A

enlargement

30
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-osis

A

condition

31
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-oma

A

tumor

32
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-pathy

A

disease

33
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-plasty

A

reconstruction

34
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-rrhea

A

flow

35
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-scope

A

instrument used to look

36
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-scopy

A

process of looking

37
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-tome

A

instrument used to cut

38
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-tomy

A

incision