Common Prefixes Flashcards
1
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a- , an-
A
without , lack of
2
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ab-
A
away from
3
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acr-
A
pertaining to extremity
4
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ad-
A
to , toward
5
Q
ante-
A
before , forward
6
Q
anti-
A
against , opposed to
7
Q
auto-
A
self
8
Q
bi-
A
two
9
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brady-
A
slow
10
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circum-
A
around , about
11
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contra-
A
against , opposite
12
Q
di-
A
twice , double
13
Q
dia-
A
through , completely
14
Q
dys-
A
with pain or difficulty
15
Q
e- , ex-
A
from , out of
16
Q
ecto-
A
out from
17
Q
em-
A
in
18
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endo-
A
within
19
Q
epi-
A
upon , on
20
Q
eu-
A
normal, good
21
Q
exo-
A
outside
22
Q
extra-
A
outside , in addition
23
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hemi-
A
half
24
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hyper-
A
excessive , above normal
25
hypo-
deficient , below normal
26
in-
not
27
infra-
below
28
inter-
between
29
iso-
equal
30
para-
by the side of
31
per-
through
32
peri-
around
33
poly-
many
34
post-
after , behind
35
pro-
before
36
quadri-
four
37
retro-
backward
38
semi-
half
39
sub-
below , less than
40
supra-
above
41
sym-
with , together
42
tachy-
fast
43
trans-
across
44
tri-
three
45
uni-
one
