Chapter 3: Prefixes Flashcards
1
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mon/o-
A
one
2
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uni-
A
one
3
Q
hemi-
A
half, one side
4
Q
semi-
A
half, parietal
5
Q
bi-
A
two, twice
6
Q
di-
A
two, twice
7
Q
dipl/o-
A
double
8
Q
tri-
A
three
9
Q
quadr/i-
A
four
10
Q
tetra-
A
four
11
Q
multi-
A
many
12
Q
poly-
A
many, much
13
Q
prim/i-
A
first
14
Q
cyan/o-
A
blue
15
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erythr/o-
A
red
16
Q
leuk/o-
A
white, colorless
17
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melan/o-
A
black, dark
18
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xanth/o-
A
yellow
19
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a-, an-
A
not, without, lack off, absence
20
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anti-
A
against
21
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contra-
A
against, opposite, opposed
22
Q
de-
A
down, without, removal, loss
23
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dis-
A
absence, removal, separation
24
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in-, im-
A
not
25
non-
not
26
un-
not
27
ab-
away from
28
ad-
toward, near
29
dia-, per-, trans-
through
30
hyper-
over, excess, abnormally high, increased
31
hypo-
under, below, abnormally low, decreased
32
olig/o-
few, scanty
33
pan-
all
34
super-
above, excess
35
equi-
equal, same
36
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
37
hetero-
other, different, unequal
38
homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
39
iso-
equal, same
40
macro-
large, abnormally large
41
mega-, megalo
large, abnormally large
42
micro-
small
43
neo-
new
44
normo-
normal
45
ortho-
straight, correct, upright
46
poikilo-
varied, irregular
47
pseudo-
false
48
re-
again, back
49
ante-, pre-, pro-
before, in front of
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post-
after, behind
51
dextr/o-
right
52
sinistr/o-
left
53
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
54
ex/o-
away from, outside
55
end/o-
in, within
56
mes/o-
middle
57
syn-, sym-
together
58
tel/e-, tel/o-
end
