Appendix 7: Prefixes Flashcards by Christine Rizk

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a-, an-

A

not, without, lack of, absence

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ab-

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away from

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acro-

A

extremity, end

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ad-

A

toward, near

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ambly-

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dim

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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atel/o-

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incomplete

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auto-

A

self

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bi-

A

two, twice

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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contra-, counter-

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against, opposite, opposed

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cyan/o-

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blue

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de-

A

down, without, removal, loss

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dextr/o-

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right

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di-

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two, twice

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dia-

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through

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dipl/o-

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double

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dis-

A

absence, removal, separation

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dys-

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abnormal, painful, difficult

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ec-, ecto-

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out, outside

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end/o-

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in, within

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epi-

on, over

equi-

equal, same

erythr/o-

red

eu-

true, good, easy, normal

ex/o-

away from, outside

extra-

outside

hemi-

half, one side

hetero-

other, different, unequal

homo-, homeo-

same, unchanging

hyper-

over, excess, increased, abnormally high

hypo-

under, below, decreased, abnormally low

im-, in-

not

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

in, within

iso-

equal, same

juxta-

near, beside

leuk/o-

white, colorless, white blood cell

macro-

large, abnormally large

mal-

bad, poor

mega-, megal/o-

large, abnormally large

melan/o-

black, dark, melanin

mes/o-

middle

met/a-

change, after, beyond

micro-

small, one millionth

mon/o-

one

multi-

many

neo-

new

non-

not

normo-

normal

nulli-

never

olig/o-

few, scanty, deficiency of

ortho-

straight, correct, upright

pachy-

thick

pan-

all

para-

near, beside, abnormal

per-

through

peri-

around

poikilo-

varied, irregular

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pre-, pro-

before, in front of

presby-

old

prim/i-

first

pseudo-

false

quadr/i-

four

re-

again, back

retro-

behind, backward

semi-

half, partial

sinistr/o-

left

staphyl/o-

grape-like cluster, staphylococcus

strept/o-

twisted chain, streptococcus

sub-

below, under

super-

above, excess

supra-

above

syn-, sym-

together

tachy-

rapid

tel/e-, tel/o-

end, far, at a distance

tetra-

four

trans-

through

tri-

three

un-

not

uni-

one

xanth/o-

yellow

xer/o-

dry