Common Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards by MIA ROCCARO

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A-, An-

A

Absence of or without

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Ab-

A

from or To take away

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Ad-

A

Towards or to

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Ambi-

A

both

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Amphi-

A

on both sides

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Ana-

A

up, through

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Andro-

A

Male

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Aniso-

A

unequal

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Ante-

A

before

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Anti-

A

opposing, opposite

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Apo-

A

from

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Arthro-

A

joint

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Auto-

A

self

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Bi-

A

twice

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Bio-

A

life

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Brachy-

A

short

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Brachio-

A

pertaining to arm

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Cardi(o)-

A

heart

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Cata-

A

motion, down from

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cephal-

A

pertaining to head

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chondro-

A

cartilage

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circum-

A

around

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co-, con-

A

together, with

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contra-

A

against

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crypto-

hidden

cyst-

pertaining to the (gall)-bladder

cyto-

cell

de-

down, away, from

desmo-

membrane; binding

di-, dis- (Gk); (L)

twice, double; in two, apart

dia-

through

dolicho-

long

dorsi-

pertaining to the back

dys-

bad, defective, abnormal, painful

ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside

endo-

within

epi-

upon, above

eu-

well, normal

ex-

out

gastr(o)-

stomach

gonad(o)-

gonads

gynaeco-

female

haema-

blood

hepato-

liver

hemi-

half

hetero-

different

histo-

web, tissue

holo-

whole

homo-, homeo-

same, like

hyper-

above, beyond, over, excessive

hypo-

under, beneath, deficient

hystero-

uterus

im-, in-

in, not

infra-

beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within

intro-

inwards

is-, iso-

equal, the same

juxta-

near to, adjoining

karyo-

nut, pertaining to nucleus

kerat-

horn

kin-

movement

leuco-

white

macro-

large

mast-

breast

mega-

big

melan-

black

men, menos, mensis, menses-

month

meso-

middle, among

meta-

after, among, between, beyond

metra-

uterus

micro-

small

mono-

one, alone

morph-

shape, relating to form

myel-

marrow, pertaining to spinal cord

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

nephr-

kidney (used more when referring to functional unit of kidney)

neuro-

nerve

oligo-

few, small

omo-

shoulder

ophthalm-

eye

ortho-

straight

osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

oxy-

sharp

pan-

all

palaeo-

old

para-

beside, next to

per-

through

peri-

around, near

phreno-

diaphragm

platy-

flat, wide

pleo-

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