Prefixes and Suffixes A through H Flashcards

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1
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a, an

A

without (anonymous)

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ab

A

away from (abducted)

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3
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ad

A

toward (adventure)

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4
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algia

A

pain

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neuralgia

A

nerve pain

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6
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adduction

A

toward; rotate

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7
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anencephalic

A

without a brain

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8
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abduction

A

away from; rotate

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9
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ante

A

before; wall part (antediluvian)

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antepartum

A

before birth

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11
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anti

A

against (antifreeze)

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12
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antibacterial

A

against bacteria

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13
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bi

A

two, double (bilingual)

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14
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bilateral

A

two sides

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15
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brady

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slow

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16
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bradycardia

A

slow heartbeat

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17
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circum

A

around (circumnavigate)

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18
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circumrenal

A

around the kidney

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19
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co, con

A

together (coexist)

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20
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concentric

A

together center; same center

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21
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de

A

down or away from (defamed)

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22
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dehydrate

A

away from hydration

23
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desis

A

binding; fixation of

24
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arthrodesis

A

surgical fixation of a joint

25
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dia

A

through (diagonal)

26
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diaplacental

A

through the placenta

27
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dys

A

difficult; abnormal (dysfunctional)

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dysemia

A

abnormal blood

29
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ecto

A

outside (ectoplasm)

30
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ectocornea

A

outer layer of the cornea

31
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ectomy

A

excision

32
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tonsillectomy

A

tonsil removal

33
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endo

A

within

34
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endogastric

A

within the stomach

35
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epi

A

outer; on top of, over (epicurean)

36
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epigastric

A

top of stomach

37
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exo

A

away from (exotic)

38
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exophthalmus

A

eyes bulging away from

39
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extra

A

outside; beyond (extracurricular)

40
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ferro

A

iron (ferrotype)

41
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ferrokinetics

A

study of iron metabolism

42
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fore

A

before (forecast)

43
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forehead

A

before head

44
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form

A

shape of (formula)

45
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reniform

A

kidney shaped

46
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graphy

A

writing, record (telegraph)

47
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graphospasm

A

writer’s cramp

48
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hemi

A

half (hemisphere)

49
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hemiparesis

A

paralysis to one half of the body

50
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hydrophobia

A

water, afraid of

51
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hyper

A

above (hyperactive)

52
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hypertension

A

high tension

53
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hypo

A

below (hypothesis)

54
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hypothermic

A

below temperature