Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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a/an-

A

without

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ab-

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away from

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aero-

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air

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ana-

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across/opposed

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anti-

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against

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aqua-

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water

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arthro-

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joint

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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bio-

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life

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carn-

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meat

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chemo-

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chemical

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chloro-

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green

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co-

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with/together

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cyano-

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blue

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cyto-

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cell

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derm-

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skin

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di-

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two

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ecto-/exo-

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outer/outside

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endo-

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inner/inside

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epi-

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upon

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eu-

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true

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23
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fissi-

A

splitting

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geno-/gen-

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producing

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25
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halo-

A

salt

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hema-

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blood

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hemi-

A

half

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herb-

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plant

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hetero-

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different/opposite

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homo-

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same/alike

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31
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hydro-

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water

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32
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hyper-

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more than/over

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33
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hypo-

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less than/under

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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36
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iso-/equ-

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equal

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37
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karyo-

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nucleus

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38
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leuco-

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white

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lipo-

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fat

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macro-

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large

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mesos-

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middle

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micro-

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small

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43
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morph-

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form

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44
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mono-

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one

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45
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multi-

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many

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mut-

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to change

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nuer-

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nerve

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nomen-

A

name

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octo-

A

eight

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omni-

A

all

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osteo-

A

bone

52
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oo-/ova-/ovum-

A

egg

53
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phage-

A

to eat

54
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phen-

A

to show

55
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photo-

A

light

56
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plankto-

A

drifting

57
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poly-

A

many

58
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psuedo-

A

false

59
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pre-

A

before

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proto-

A

first

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sapro-

A

dead

62
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semi-

A

half

63
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soma-

A

body

64
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sub-

A

under/below

65
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taxo-

A

group

66
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telo-

A

end

67
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tetra-

A

four

68
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therm-

A

heat

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trans-

A

across

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tri-

A

three

71
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un-

A

not

72
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uni-

A

one

73
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vor-

A

to eat

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zo-/zoo-

A

animal

75
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zygo-

A

join

76
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-ase

A

enzyme

77
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-cide

A

killer

78
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-cyst

A

pouch

79
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-cyte

A

cell

80
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-duct

A

lead

81
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-derm

A

skin layer

82
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-er

A

agent of action

83
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-gen

A

beginning

84
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-ite

A

agent of action

85
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-itis

A

infection/inflammation

86
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-ity

A

quality

87
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-logy

A

study of

88
Q

-lysis

A

break

89
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-meter

A

measurement

90
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-oid

A

resemblance

91
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-oma

A

tumor

92
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-onomy

A

name

93
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-osis

A

condition

94
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-phase

A

stage

95
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-philia

A

like

96
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-phile

A

to love

97
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-phobia

A

dislike/fear

98
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-ose

A

sugar

99
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-phore

A

bearer

100
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-phyll

A

leaf

101
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-phyte/-phyto

A

plant

102
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-ped/-pod

A

foot

103
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-plasm/-plast

A

a thing formed

104
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-rhage

A

flow

105
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-saccharide/-saccrhum

A

sugar

106
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-scopy

A

observation

107
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-some

A

body

108
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-sonic

A

sound

109
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-stasis

A

stationary

110
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-synthesis

A

to make

111
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-taxis

A

movement

112
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-therm

A

heat

113
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-thesis

A

put together

114
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-tion

A

state of/process of

115
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-troph

A

to feed

116
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-trophic

A

nourishment

117
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-verse

A

to turn

118
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-vore

A

to devour

119
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-zoa

A

animal