prefixes Flashcards by Cheryl Freestone

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a-

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absence of

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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towards

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an-

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absence of

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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bio-

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life

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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co-/con-

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together/joined

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contra-

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against

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cryo-

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cold

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cyano-

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blue

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de-

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away from/removing

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dia-

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through

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diplo-

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double

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dys-

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difficult/ abnormal/ painful

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ecto-

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external/ outside/ without

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en-/endo-

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within/ in/ into

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epi-

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upon/ above/ on

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ery-/erythro-

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red

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hemi-

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half

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hetero-

unlike/ dissimilar

homo-

same

hyper-

above/ high/ in excess of normal

hypo-

low/ below/ under/ less than normal

inter-

between

intra-

within/ inside

iso-

equal

kypho-

crooked/ hump/ curvature

latero-

side

leuco-/leuko-

white

lordo-

curvature forward

macro-

large

mal-

poor/ abnormal/ impaired

mega-/megalo-

big/ enlarged

melan-

black/ dark/ pigment

meta-

after/ beyond

micro-

small

mono-

one/ single

multi-

many

neo-

new

oligo-

scantly/ deficient

ortho-

straight

pachy-

thick

pan-

all

para-

alongside

peri-

around

polio-

grey

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-/pro-

before

quadri-

four

retro-

backwards

sclero-

hard

Scolio

sideways/ twisted

semi-

half

steno-

narrow

sub-

below

super-/supra-

above

syn-

with/ together/ union

tachy-

rapid/ fast

uni-

one