Prefixes Flashcards by Emily Dennis

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a-/an-

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not/without

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ab-

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away from (abduct)

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ad-

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toward (adduct)

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albus-

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white (albinuria)

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ambi-

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both

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ante-/pre-/pro-

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before

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anti-/contra-

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against

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bi-/di-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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cyano-

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blue

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de-

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down from/removing

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dia-

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through/between,across

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dys-

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difficult/abnormal

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ecto-/ex-/exo-

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outside/without/away from

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en-/endo-/em-/eso-

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inside

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epi-

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above/on

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erythro-

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red

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eu-

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good/normal

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glyco-

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sweet/sugar

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hemi-/semi-

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half/partly

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hyper-

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excessive/greater than normal

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hypo-/sub-

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beneath/below normal

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in-

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not (inability)

infra-

beneath (infraorbital)

inter-

between (intercostal)

intra-

within/inside of

leuko-

white

lith-

stone

macro-

large

mal-

bad

meso-

middle/moderate (mesothelial)

micro-

small

multi-/poly-

excessive

mono-/uni-

one

nephro-

kidney

nulli-

none

para-

near/beside/resembling/abnormal (long and tubular areas: paraesophageal)

per-

through/by/completely (percutaneous, permanent)

peri-

around/near (small and compact areas: periumbilical)

post-

after/behind

primi-

first

re-

back/again

retro-

behind/backward

super-

more than normal/excessive

supra-

above/over

sy(n)(m)-

together/union (symbiosis)

tachy-

fast

trans-

across/through

uni-

one