Chapter 3- Essential Prefexes and More Flashcards by Kelsey Butkiewicz

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Bi-, di-

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Two

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Mono-, uni-

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One

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Tri-

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Three

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Quad-, quadri-, tetra-

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Four

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Centi-

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One hundred, one-hundredth

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Milli-

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One-thousandth

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Diplo-

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Double

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Hemi-, semi-

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Half, partly

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Hyper-

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Excessive, more than normal

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Hypo-

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Under, less than normal

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Multi-, poly-

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Many

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Nulli-

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None

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Pan-

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All

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Primi-

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First

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Super-, ultra-

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Excessive

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward

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Ante-, pre-

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Before in time or in place

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Circum-, peri-

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Around

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Contra-

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Against or opposed

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Dia-

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Through

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Ecto-, Exo-, ex-, extra-

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Out, without, away from

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En-, end-, endo-

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Inside

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Epi-

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Above, on

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Hypo-, infra-, sub-

Beneath, under

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within

Ipsi-

Same

Meso-, mid-

Middle

Para-

Near, beside, or abnormal

Per-

Through or by

Post-

after, behind

Retro-

Behind, backward

Super- supra-

Above, beyond

Sym-, syn-

Joined, together

Tran-

Across

Anti-, contra-

Against

Brady-

Slow

dys-

Bad, difficult

Eu-

Good, normal

Mal-

Bad

Pro-

Favoring, supporting

Tachy-

Fast

Ante-, pro-, pre-

Before

Post-

After, behind

Macro-, mega-, megalo-

Large or great

Micro-

Small

A-, an-

No, not, without

In-

Not or inside (in)

Alb/o, albin/o, leuk/o (leuc/o)

White

Chlor/o

Green

Cyan/o

Blue

Erythr/o

Red

Melan/o

Black

Xanth/o

Yellow

CF: cyt/o

Suffix: -cyte

CF: gen/o

Suffix: -genic, -genesis

CF: gram/o

Suffix: -gram, -graph, -graphy

CF: kinesi/o

Suffix: -kinesia, -kinesis

Leps/o

Suffix: -lepsy

CF: lys/o

Suffix: -lysin, -lysis, -lytic

CF: malac/o

Suffix: malacia

CF: megal/o

Suffix: -megaly

CF: metr/o

Suffix: -meter, -metry

CF: path/o

Suffix: -pathy

CF: phag/o

Suffix: -phagia, -phagic, -phagy

CF: phas/o

Suffix: -phasia

CF: pleg/o

Suffix: -plegia

CF: schis/o, schiz/o, schist/o

Suffix: -scgisis

CF: scler/o

Suffix: -sclerosis

CF: scop/o

Suffix: -scope, -scopy

CF: troph/o

Suffix: -trophic, -trophy

Aer/o

Air

Blast/o

Embryonic form

Cancer/o, carcin/o

Cancer

Cephal/o

Head

Cry/o

Cold

Crypt/o

Hidden

Dips/o

Thirst

Electr/o

Electricity

Fibr/o

Fiber

Hist/o

Tissue

Myc/o

Fungus

Narc/o

Stupor

Necr/o

Dead

Optic/o, opt/o

Vision

Phon/o

Voice

Phot/o

Light

Py/o

Pus

Therm/o

Heat

Top/o

Position, place

Trache/o

Trachea (windpipe)