prefixes that indicate location, direction, timing Flashcards

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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con-

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together, with

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contra-

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against, opposite

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dia-, trans-

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through, across

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ec-, ecto-

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out, outside

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en-, end-, endo-, in-, intra-

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in, within, inner

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epi-

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above, upon

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eso-

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inward

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ex-, exo-, extra-

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away from, outside, external

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hyper-, super-, supra-

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excessive, above

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hypo-, infra-, sub-

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below, beneath

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inter-

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between

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para-, peri-

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beside, near

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post-

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after, following

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pro-

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before, forward

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re-, retro-

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behind, back

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tachy-

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rapid

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ultra-

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beyond