prefix Flashcards

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a- (an-)

A

lacking

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anti-

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against

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di-

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two, double

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4
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dys-

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difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

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ecto- (ect-)

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outside of

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endo- (end-)

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within

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epi- (ep-)

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upon, over, above

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exo-

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outside

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9
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hemi-

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half, partial; (often) one side of the body

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hyper-

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Over, above, excessive, beyond normal

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hypo-

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deficient, under

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mono-

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one, single

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peri-

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around, surrounding

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syn- (sym- before b, p, and m; the n is dropped before an s)

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together with, joined

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amphi-, ampho-

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on both sides, around, both

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ana-

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up, back, against

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cata-

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downward, disordered

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dia-

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through , across, apart

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eso-

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within, inner, inward

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eu-

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good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

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different, other, relationship to one another

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homo-, homeo-

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same, likeness

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meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

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change, transformation, after, behind

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para- ( often par- before a vowel)

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alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

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before

26
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pros-, prosth-

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in place of

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