Prefixes Flashcards by Cassie Anderson

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a-, an-

A

absent, without

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ab-

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away from

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abdomin/o-

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of or relating to the abdomen

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acou-

A

hearing

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ad-

A

toward, near, to

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aden/o-

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gland

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af-

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to, toward

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alba-

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white

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alg-

A

pain

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ana-

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up, back

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angi/o-

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vessel

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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arthr/o-

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joint

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atel-

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imperfect, incomplete

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auto-

A

self

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bi-

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two, twice

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bio-

A

life

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blasto-

A

growth

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brachi/o-

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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bronch-

A

air passage

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carcin/o-

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cancer

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cardi/o-

heart

carp/o-

wrist

cata-

down

caud-

tail

celi/o-

abdomen

cephal/o-

head

cerebr/o-

brain

cervic-

neck

chem/o-

chemical

chondr/o-

cartilage

circum-

around

co-, com-

with, together

con-, contra-

opposite, against

cost/o-

ribs

crani/o-

skull, head

cut-

skin

cyan/o-

blue

cyst-

bladder

cyt/o-

cell

dactyl/o-

digits, fingers or toes

de-

down, from

derm-

skin

di-

two, twice

diplo-

double

dis-

apart, away from

duct-

lead, conduct

dys-

difficult, diseased

ecto-

outside

edem-

swelling

endo-

within

enter/o-

intestine

epi-

on, over, upon

erythr/o-

red

eu-

normal, good

ex-

out of

exo-

without, outside of

extra-

outside of, in addition to, beyond

fasci-

band

fore-

before, in front

gastro/o-

stomach

gluco-, glyco-

sugar

gyn/o-, gyne/co-

woman, female

haplo-

single, simple

hema-, hemato-, hemo-

blood

hemi-

half

hepat/o-

liver

hetero-

different

hist/o-

tissue

homeo-

unchanged

homo-

same

hydr/o-

water

hyper-

excessive, slow

hypo-

beneath, under, deficient

idio-

distinct, peculiar to the individual

inter-

between, among

intra-

within

is/o-

equal, the same

kinesi/o-

movement

labi-

lip

lacri-

tears

lact/o-

milk

leuc/o, leuk/o-

white

lip/o-

fat

macr/o-

large

mal-

poor, bad

medi-

middle

mega-

large

meta-

next to, beyond

micr/o-

small

mon/o-

one

morph/o-

shape, form

multi-

many

narco-

sleep

nat/a-

birth

neo-

new

nephr/o-

kidney

neur/o-

nerve

ocul/o-

eye

olig/o-

few, scanty

oo-

egg

ophthalmo-

eye

orth/o-

straight, normal, correct

oste/o-

bone

ot/o-

ear

ovi-, ovo-

egg

path/o-

disease

phag/o-

eat

phleb/o-

vein

pleuro-, pleura-

rib

pneumo-

lung

pod-

foot

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

before, in front of

pseudo-

false

py/o-

plus

pyel/o-

renal pelvis

quadr/i-

four

retro-

behind, backward

rhin/o- nose

nose

salping/o-

fallopian tube

sarc/o-

flesh, muscle

sclero-

hard

semi-

half

steno-

narrow

sub-

below, beneath

supra-

above

sym-

together

syn-

together

tachy-

fast

thorac/o-

chest

thromb/o-

clot

tox-

poison

trans-

across

tri-

three

ultra-

excessive, extreme

un/i-

one

uria-, uro-

urine

vas/o-

vessel

viscera-, viscero-

organ