Basic Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards by Ayden Olsen

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a-, an-

A

without, not

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ab-

A

away from

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ad-

A

towards

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ambi-

A

around, on both sides

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ante-

A

before

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bi-

A

two, double, both

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

A

slow

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cata-

A

down, under, low, against

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circum-

A

around

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col-

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together

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com-

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together

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con-

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together

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contra-

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against

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crypt-

A

hidden

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di-

A

two

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diplo-

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two

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dis-

A

separation, away from, apart

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dys-

A

painful, bad

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e-

A

out from

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ec-

A

out

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ex-

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out

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ecto-

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outside

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exo-

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outside

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em-

in, on

en-

in, on

end-, endo-

inside, within

epi-

upon

eu-

good

ex-, exo-

out, away from

extra-

beyond

hemi-

half

heter-, hetero-

different

homeo-

same, unchanging

homo-

same

hyper-

beyond, excessive

hypo-

below, deficient

idio-

unknown

inter-

between

intra-

withing

iso-

equal

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega-

large

meta-

beyond, after

micro-

small

neo-

new

oligo-

scanty, few

ortho-

straight

para-

near, beyond

per-

through

peri-

around

poly-

many, much

post-

after

pre-, pro-

before

pseudo-

false

retro-

backwards

semi-

half

sub-

under, beneath

super-

above, beyond

supra

above, over

sym-

together

syn-

together

tachy-

fast

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

-able

capable of

-ac

pertaining to

af-

toward

-al

pertaining to

-cele

herniation

anti-

against

-ary

pertaining to

-asis

condition

-ar

pertaining to

-arche

first

-cide

killing

-ectasia, -ectasis

dilation, stretching

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-ferent

to carry

-form

shape

-genic

producing

-genesis

formation

-gram

record

-graph

instrument for recording

-ia

state, condition

-ician

specialist in the study of

-itis

inflammation

-logy, -ology

study of

-malacia

softening

-oma

tumor

-ory

pertaining to

-ose

full of

-pathy

disease

-phobia

fear

-plasia

growth

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

breathing

-poiesis

production

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-scope

instrument for viewing

-stomy

creation of an artificial mouth

-tomy

incision

-trophy

growth

-uria

urine