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What does the prefix ‘Ab’ mean?

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Away from

Example: Abnormal - away from normal

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What does the prefix ‘Ad’ signify?

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Towards

Example: Addiction - toward a repeated action

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What does ‘Ambi’ refer to?

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Around, both sides

Examples: Ambience, ambidextrous

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What does the prefix ‘Ana’ indicate?

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Up, backwards

Examples: Anabolism - build up complex molecules from simpler ones, analepsis - flashback

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What does ‘Ante’ mean?

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Before

Example: Antemeridian - Referring to the time before noon (AM)

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What does the prefix ‘Antero’ refer to?

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Front of

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What does ‘Anti’ mean?

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Against

Example: Antiviral - A medication or treatment that works against viruses

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What does the prefix ‘Apo’ signify?

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Away

Example: Apocalypse - A dramatic event or revelation of destruction, often used to refer to the end of the world, meaning ‘a revealing’ or ‘away from’ normalcy

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What does the prefix ‘Cata’ indicate?

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Down, under

Example: Catacombs

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What does ‘Circum’ refer to?

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Around

Example: Circumference

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What does the prefix ‘contra’ mean?

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against

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What does the prefix ‘Dextro’ refer to?

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right side

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What does the prefix ‘Dia’ mean?

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Through

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What is the meaning of the prefix ‘Dis’?

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apart (ex. Dislocate)

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What does the prefix ‘Disto’ signify?

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distant

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What does the prefix ‘Ec’ mean?

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outside

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What does the prefix ‘ecto’ signify?

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outside

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What does the prefix ‘En’ represent?

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inside, within

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What is the meaning of the prefix ‘endo’?

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inside, within

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What does the prefix ‘Epi’ mean?

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above, upon

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What does the prefix ‘Ex’ signify?

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out, away from (ex. Expand)

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What does the prefix ‘Exo’ refer to?

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outside

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What does the prefix ‘extra’ mean?

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outside (ex. Extracellular)

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What does the prefix ‘fore’ indicate?

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Before, in front (ex. Forehead)

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What does the prefix 'hyper' signify?
Beyond, above, excessive
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What does the prefix 'Hypo' mean?
below, under, deficient
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What does the prefix 'infra' refer to?
below, under, deficient
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What does the prefix 'inter' mean?
between
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What does the prefix 'intra' signify?
within
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What does the prefix 'juxta' mean?
near
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What does the prefix 'Levo' refer to?
left
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What does the prefix 'Latero' signify?
side
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What does the prefix 'medio' mean?
middle
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What does the prefix 'meso' refer to?
middle
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What does 'Para' mean?
Near
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What does 'Per' signify?
Through (ex. Permeable)
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What is the meaning of 'Peri'?
Around
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What does 'Post' indicate?
After, behind
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What does 'Pre' mean?
Before
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What is the definition of 'Pro'?
Before
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What does 'Proso' mean?
Forward
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What does 'Re' signify?
Back | ex. Rewind
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What does 'Retro' indicate?
Behind | “behind on the trends”
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What does 'Sinistro' mean?
Left
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What does 'Sub' signify?
Under
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What is the meaning of 'Tele'?
End
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What does 'Trans' denote?
Across
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What does 'Ultra' mean?
Beyond
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Fill in the blank: 'Demi' means _______.
Half
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Fill in the blank: 'Hemi' means _______.
Half
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Fill in the blank: 'Semi' means _______.
Half
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What does the prefix 'Mono' signify?
one (1) ## Footnote Used to indicate a single unit.
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What is the meaning of the prefix 'bi'?
two (2) ## Footnote Commonly used in terms like 'bicycle' (two wheels).
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The prefix 'di' also means?
two (2) ## Footnote Often used in chemistry to denote two atoms of an element.
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What does 'Tri' represent?
three (3) ## Footnote Found in words like 'triangle' (three angles).
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What is the meaning of 'Tetra'?
four (4) ## Footnote Used in terms like 'tetrahedron' (four faces).
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The prefix 'quad' signifies?
four (4) ## Footnote Commonly seen in 'quadrilateral' (four sides).
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What does 'Quinque' mean?
five (5) ## Footnote Derived from Latin, used in scientific terms.
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What is the meaning of the prefix 'penta'?
five (5) ## Footnote Found in terms like 'pentagon' (five sides).
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What does 'Hex' represent?
six (6) ## Footnote Used in 'hexagon' (six angles).
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The prefix 'Hexa' also means?
six (6) ## Footnote Common in chemistry, such as 'hexavalent' (six valence electrons).
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What does 'sex' signify?
six (6) ## Footnote An alternate form of the prefix 'hex'.
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What does 'Hepta' mean?
seven (7) ## Footnote Used in terms like 'heptagon' (seven sides).
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The prefix 'sept' signifies?
seven (7) ## Footnote Often used in contexts like 'septuple' (sevenfold).
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What does 'Septa' represent?
seven (7) ## Footnote Another variation of the prefix for seven.
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What does 'Octa' mean?
eight (8) ## Footnote Seen in terms like 'octagon' (eight sides).
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The prefix 'octi' also signifies?
eight (8) ## Footnote An alternate form related to eight.
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What does 'Noni' represent?
nine (9) ## Footnote Used in terms like 'nonagon' (nine sides).
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The prefix 'deca' signifies?
ten (10) ## Footnote Commonly found in 'decade' (ten years).
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What does 'Hecto' mean?
hundred (100) ## Footnote Used in terms like 'hectometer' (hundred meters).
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What does 'Kilo' signify?
thousand (1000) ## Footnote Found in terms like 'kilogram' (one thousand grams).
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What does 'Albo' mean?
white
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What is the meaning of 'Leuko'?
white
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What does 'Melano' refer to?
Black
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What color does 'Chloro' represent?
green
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What does 'Cirrho' signify?
yellow
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What is the meaning of 'Flavo'?
yellow
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Fill in the blank: 'Jaundo' means _______.
yellow
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What does 'Luteo' signify?
yellow
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What color does 'xantho' refer to?
yellow
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What does 'Cyano' mean?
blue
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What color is represented by 'Eosin'?
red
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What does 'Erythero' signify?
red
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What color does 'rhodo' refer to?
red
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Fill in the blank: 'roseo' means _______.
red
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What does 'Fusco' signify?
dark brown
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What color is represented by 'Purpuro'?
purple
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What does 'Glauco' mean?
gray
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What color does 'Polio' refer to?
gray
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What does 'tephro' signify?
gray
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What does 'Acantho' mean?
thorny
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What does 'Actino' refer to?
ray, radiation
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Fill in the blank: 'Chromo' means _______.
color
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What does 'cutano' signify?
skin
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What does 'dermo' refer to?
skin
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What does 'erythemo' mean?
redness
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What does 'hidro' signify?
sweat
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What does 'kerato' mean?
horned tissue
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Fill in the blank: 'pachy' means _______.
thick
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What does 'eschar' refer to?
scab
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What is the meaning of these words? Ante | Antero | Fore | Pre | Pro | Proso
- Ante - Before - Antero - front of - Fore - Before, in front - Pre - Before - Pro - Before - Proso - Forward

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