prefixes terms Flashcards
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circum-
A
around
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con-/com-
A
with/together
3
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contra-
A
against/opposite
4
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cysto-/cyst
A
bladder
5
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cyt-
A
cell
6
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de-
A
away from
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di-
A
twice/double
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dia-
A
through/across/between
9
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dis-
A
apart from/separate
10
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dys-
A
difficult/painful/bad
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E-/ex-
A
out of/away from
12
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ecto-
A
outside
13
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em-/in-
A
in
14
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endo-
A
within
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ep-/epi-
A
upon/at/in addition
16
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eu-
A
good/normal
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exo-
A
outside/an outer side
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extra-
A
outside/beyond
19
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glycol-
A
sweet
20
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hemi-
A
half
21
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hist-
A
referring to tissue
22
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hydr-
A
water (also pertaining to hydrogen)
23
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hyper-
A
excessive/above/beyond
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hypo-
A
under/deficient/below
25
Im-/in
not (can also mean into)
26
infra-
below
27
inter-
between
28
inra-
within
29
intro-
into/within
30
meta
change/transformation
31
mono-
one
32
multi
many
33
myelo-
bone marrow or spinal
34
my-/myo-
muscle
35
para-
beside/around/near/abnormal
36
per-
through/by means of
37
peri-
around/about
38
patho-
disease
39
poly-
many
40
post-
after/behind
41
pre-/pro
before/in front of
42
pseudo-
false
43
re-
back/again
44
retro-
backward/behind
45
semi-
half
46
sub-
under/below
47
super-/supra-
above/beyond
48
sym-/syn-
with/together
49
trans-
across/over
50
tri-
three
51
ultra-
in excess or beyond/exaggeration
52