Word Roots and Prefixes Flashcards

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aden/o

A

gland

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

A

chemical

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5
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cis/o

A

to cut

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dermat/o

A

skin

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enter/o

A

small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gynec/o

A

female

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hemat/o

A

blood

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hyrd/o

A

water

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immun/o

A

immunity

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laryng/o

A

voice box

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nephr/o

A

kidney

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neur/o

A

nerve

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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ot/o

A

ear

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path/o

A

disease

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pulmon/o

A

lung

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rhin/o

A

nose

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21
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a-

A

without, away from

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an-

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without

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-

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against

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25
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auto-

A

self

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brady-

A

slow

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contra-

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against

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de-

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without

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dys-

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painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

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within, inner

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epi-

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upon, over

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eso-

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inward

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eu-

A

normal, good

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ex-

A

external, outward

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exo-

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outward

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extra-

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outside of

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

A

same

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hydro-

A

water

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hyper-

A

over, above

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hypo-

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under, below

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in-

A

not; inward

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inter-

A

among, between

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intra-

A

within, inside

45
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macro-

A

large

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micro-

A

small

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myo-

A

to shut

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neo-

A

new

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pan-

A

all

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para-

A

beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair

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per-

A

through

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peri-

A

around

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post-

A

after

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pre-

A

before, in front of

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pro-

A

before

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pseudo-

A

pseudo

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retro-

A

backward, behind

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sub-

A

below, under

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supra-

A

above

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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trans-

A

through, across

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ultra-

A

beyond, excess

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un-

A

not

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bi-

A

two

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hemi-

A

half

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mono-

A

one

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multi-

A

many

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nulli-

A

none

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poly-

A

many

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primi-

A

first

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quadri-

A

four

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semi-

A

partial, half

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tetra-

A

four

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tri-

A

three