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Word Roots( Prefixes) Flashcards

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ad

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Addition to; toward; nearness

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a, ab, abd

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From; away; departing from the normal

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amb, ambi

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Both, ambidextrous, having the ability to work effectively with either hand

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amphi

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On both sides

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ampho

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Both

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an

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negative; with or without

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ana

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upper; away from

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andro

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signifying man

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angi

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vessel

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aniso

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unequal

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ant,anti

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against

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ante,antero

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front;before

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auto

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self

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bi

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two

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bili

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pertaining to bile

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brady

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slow

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brom,bromo

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a stench

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broncho

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relating to the bronchi

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cac

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bad;ill

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cardi;cardio

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relating to the heart

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cata

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down or downward

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centi

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hundred

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cervico

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relating to the neck

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circa

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about

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circum

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around

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co

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with or together

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con

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together with

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contra

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opposite;against

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de

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down from

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deci

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one tenth

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demi

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half

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di

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twice

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dia

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through;apart;across or between

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dialy

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to separate

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dis

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reversal;separtation;duplication

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dys

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bad;difficult;disordered

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en

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in

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end,endo,ento

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inward;within

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ep,epi

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on;in addition to

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eu

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normal;good;well;easy

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ex

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out;away from

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exo

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without;outside of

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extra

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outside of;in additionto

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fibro

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relating to fibers

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gaster,gastr,gastro

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pertaining to the stomach

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hecto

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hundred

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hemi

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half

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hemo

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relating to the blood

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hepat;hepatico,hepato

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pertaining to the liver

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heter;hetero

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meaning other;relationship to another

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homeo

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denoting likeness or resemblance

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homo

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denoting sameness

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hyal;hyalo

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transparent

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hyper

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above;excessive;beyond

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hypo

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below;less than

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ideo

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pertaining to mental images

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idio

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denoting relationship to ones self or to something separate and distinct

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in

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not;in;within;also intensive action

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infra

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below

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inter

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in the mist;between

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intra

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within

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intro

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in or into

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iso

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equal or alike

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juxta

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of close proximity

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karyo

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relating to a cells nucleus

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kilo

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one thousand

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laryngo

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pertaining to the larynx

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mal

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illness,disease

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medi

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middle

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micro

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small

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milli

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one thousandth

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myelo

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pertaining to the spinal cord or bone marrow

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nano

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dwarf,small size

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oari,oaric

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pertaining to the ovary

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omni

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all

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pan

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all

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para

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pair

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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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post

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behind;after

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postero

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relating to the posterior

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pre

A

before

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pro

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before;in front of

84
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pseudo

A

false

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quadri

A

four

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re

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back;again

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retro

A

backward

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semi

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half

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steato

A

fatty

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sub

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under;near

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syn

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jointed 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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un

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not;reversal

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uni

A

one

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