Chapter 1 | Prefixes (meanings) Flashcards
1
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prim/i-
A
first
2
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mon/o-
A
one
3
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uni-
A
one
4
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hemi-
A
half, one side
5
Q
semi-
A
half, partial
6
Q
bi-
A
two, twice
7
Q
di-
A
two, twice
8
Q
dipl/o
A
double
9
Q
tri-
A
three
10
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quadr/i
A
four
11
Q
tetra-
A
four
12
Q
multi-
A
many
13
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poly-
A
many, much
14
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a-, an-
A
not, without, lack of, absence
15
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anti-
A
against
16
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contra-
A
against, oppose, opposed
17
Q
de-
A
down, without, removal, loss
18
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dis-
A
absence, removal, seperation
19
Q
in-, imp-
(used before b, m or p)
A
not
20
Q
non-
A
not
21
Q
un-
A
not
22
Q
TRUE or FALSE
the prefix “in-“ has two meanings
A
TRUE
“in-“ can mean not (E.g. incontinent), however can also mean to inject or inhale (E.g. into)
23
Q
ab-
A
away from
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ad-
A
toward, near
25
dia-
through
26
per-
through
27
trans-
through
28
equi-
equal, same
29
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
30
hetero-
other, different, unequal
31
homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
32
iso-
equal, same
33
macro-
large, abnormally large
34
mega-, magal/o
large, abnormally large
35
micro-
small
36
neo-
new
37
normo-
normal
38
ortho-
straight, correct, upright
39
poikilo-
varied, irregular
40
pseudo-
false
41
re-
again, back
42
ante-
before
43
pre-
before, in front of
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pro-
before, in front of
45
post-
after, behind
46
dextr/o-
right
47
sinistr/o
left
48
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
49
ex/o-
away from, outside
50
end/o-
in, within
51
syn- sym-
(used before b, m or p)
together
52
mes/o-
middle
53
tel/o-, tel/e-
end, far, at a distance
