prefixes terms Flashcards by Nicole N | Brainscape

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circum-

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around

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con-/com-

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with/together

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contra-

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against/opposite

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cysto-/cyst

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bladder

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cyt-

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cell

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de-

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away from

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di-

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twice/double

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dia-

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through/across/between

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dis-

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apart from/separate

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dys-

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difficult/painful/bad

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E-/ex-

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out of/away from

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ecto-

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outside

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em-/in-

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in

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endo-

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within

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ep-/epi-

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upon/at/in addition

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eu-

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good/normal

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exo-

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outside/an outer side

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extra-

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outside/beyond

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glycol-

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sweet

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hemi-

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half

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hist-

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referring to tissue

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hydr-

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water (also pertaining to hydrogen)

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hyper-

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excessive/above/beyond

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hypo-

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under/deficient/below

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Im-/in

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not (can also mean into)

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infra-

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below

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inter-

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between

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inra-

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within

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intro-

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into/within

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meta

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change/transformation

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mono-

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one

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multi

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many

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myelo-

A

bone marrow or spinal

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my-/myo-

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muscle

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para-

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beside/around/near/abnormal

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per-

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through/by means of

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peri-

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around/about

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patho-

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disease

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after/behind

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pre-/pro

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before/in front of

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pseudo-

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false

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re-

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back/again

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retro-

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backward/behind

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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under/below

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super-/supra-

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above/beyond

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sym-/syn-

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with/together

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trans-

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across/over

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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in excess or beyond/exaggeration

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