prefixes terms Flashcards

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circum-

A

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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4
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cysto-/cyst

A

bladder

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cyt-

A

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-

A

outside

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em-/in-

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in

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14
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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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18
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extra-

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outside/beyond

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19
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glycol-

A

sweet

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20
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hemi-

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half

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21
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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
not (can also mean into)
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infra-
below
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inter-
between
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inra-
within
29
intro-
into/within
30
meta
change/transformation
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mono-
one
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multi
many
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myelo-
bone marrow or spinal
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my-/myo-
muscle
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para-
beside/around/near/abnormal
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per-
through/by means of
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peri-
around/about
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patho-
disease
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poly-
many
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post-
after/behind
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pre-/pro
before/in front of
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pseudo-
false
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re-
back/again
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retro-
backward/behind
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semi-
half
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sub-
under/below
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super-/supra-
above/beyond
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sym-/syn-
with/together
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trans-
across/over
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tri-
three
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ultra-
in excess or beyond/exaggeration
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