L 8 Prefixes Flashcards by Valentina Codecido | Brainscape

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ab-

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away from

ex. abductor

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ad- / ac- / af- / ag- / an- / at-

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to, toward

ex. adaptation, accessory, aspirate, affection

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ambi-

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both

ex. ambidextrous

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ante-

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before, forward

ex. antepyretic, antefebrile

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bi- & bin- & bis-

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two, twice, double

ex. bilateral, binocular

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circum-

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around

ex. circumarticular

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con- / col- / com- / cor-

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together, with, thoroughly

ex. congenital, compress

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contra-

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against, opposite

ex. contraception, contralateral

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de-

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down, away from

ex. dehydration, desensitize

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dis- & di-

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apart, away

ex. disinfect, digest

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ex- & e- & ef-

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out of, away from

ex. exhalation, evisceration

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extra-

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on the outside, beyond

ex. extrasensory, extrovert

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in-

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in, into

ex. incubation, immersion

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infra-

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beneath, below

ex. infrasternal, infraumbilical

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inter-

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between

ex. intercostal, intramuscular

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intra- & intro-

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within

ex. intragastric, intravenous, introversion

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non-

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not

ex. nonconductor, nonprotein

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mult- & multi-

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many, much, affecting many parts

ex. multangular, multigravida

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ob- & oc- & op-

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against, toward, very, thoroughly

ex. obsession, occlusion, occult

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per- & pel-

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through, very, thoroughly

ex. permanent, permeable

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post-

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after, following, behind

ex. postmortem, postpartum

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pre-

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before, in front of

ex. predigestion, pregnant

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pro-

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forward, in front of

ex. procedure, projection

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re-

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back, again

ex. resonance, refraction

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retro-

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backward, in back, behind

ex. retrograde, retronasal

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se-

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apart, away from

ex. secrete, separate

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semi-

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half

ex. semiconscious

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sub- & suf- & sup-

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under

ex. subdural, suppurate

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super- & supra-

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over, above, excess

ex. superficial, supramastoid

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trans-

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across, through

ex. transparent, transplant

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

ex. ultraviolet, ultramicrotome