Prefixes Flashcards by Scott Hines

a, an (2 meanings)

without, lack of

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ab (hint:b faces away from a)

away from

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ad (2 meanings) (hint: d faces toward a)

toward, near

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ambi, amphi,ampho

both

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ana (3 meanings) (hint: Anna top of class, moving up)

upward, toward, APART

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ante (3 meanings) (up the ante before move in poker)

before, in front of, forward

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anti (2 meanings)

against, opposing

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apo (hint: alpo: mechanically separated chicken) - 2 meanings

separation from, derived from self (?)

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auto (hint: matic)

self

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bi (3 meanings)

two, double, twice

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cata (4 meanings) (hint: catacombs)

down, under, lower, against

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circum (hint:circumference, circle)

around

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co, com, con (2 meanings) (hint: coexist)

with, together

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contra (2 meanings) (hint: contraindicated) (hint: contradance - 2 lines)

opposed, against

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de (2 meanings) (hint: decapitate)

reverse, remove

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di (2 meanings)

two, twice

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dia (5 meanings) (hint: diarrhea - right through)

between, through, apart, across, completely (?)

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dis (2 meanings) DO NOT CONFUSE WITH dYs (hint: dIsinfect, dissect)

apart, free from

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dys (3 meanings) DO NOT CONFUSE WITH dIs (hint: whinY - something is wrong)

difficult, painful, abnormal

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e, ec, ex (hint: get away from your ex, extra credit) - (2 meanings)

out of, away from

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ecto, exo (3 meanings)

outer, outside, situated on

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em, en

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endo (2 meanings)

within, inner

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ep, epi (4 meanings) - need a way to remember

upon, on, over, above

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eu (4 meanings) (hint: euphoric)

normal, good, healthy, well

extra (2 meanings) (hint: extra-terrestrial; beyond belief)

outside of, beyond

hemi (hint: hemisphere: north and south - cut world in half)

half

hyper (3 meanings)

excessive, beyond, above

hyp, hypo - low (hint: hypothyroidism) - (3 meanings)

under, deficient, beneath

im, in (4 meanings)

in, into, within, not (?)

infra (2 meanings) (hint: structure - where you'll be after you jump)

below, beneath

bi/di (may be one question: 2 shared meanings)

two, twice

inter (hint: has an e)

between

intra

within

intro (2 meanings, could be combined with intra)

into, within

mes, meso (hint: mesopotamia ohio is in the _______ of nowhere)

middle

meta (3 meanings) (surgery: after being on T)

change, beyond, after

micr, micro

small

mult, multi

many

neo (2 meanings) (hint: nazis)

new, recent

pan (hint: demic) (2 meanings)

all, entire

para (2 meanings) (hints: normal, show beyond belief)

beside, beyond

per* (commonly missed, 2 meanings) - (hints: purr-feel through body, permeable - too much water goes through)

through, excessive

peri (hint:scope)

around

poly (3 meanings)

many, much, excessive

post (2 meanings)

after, behind

pre, pro (2 meanings)

before, in front of

psuedo

false

re (2 meanings) (hints: redo)

again, backward

retro (2 meanings) (hint: active) - may be combined with re

backward, behind

semi (2 meanings)

half, partial

sub (two meanings) (hint:marine)

under, beneath

super, supra (3 meanings)

above, superior, excess

sym, syn (2 meanings) (hint: "it's symbiotic, no?")

together, with

trans (2 meanings) (hint: transatlantic - across ocean)

across, through

ultra (2 meanings)

beyond, excess

root arteri

artery

root scler

hardening

suffix osis

state or condition

compound root words/ex

retain meaning: arteriosclerosis - condition where arteries harden

root oste

bone

root arthr

joint(s)

plural forms, suffixes (ae, ia, i, ata) ex.

fascae, crania, glomeruli, adenomata

Phonetic spelling:

Absolutely not.

antonyms ex.

pre (before, in front), post (after,behind)

homonyms ex. dis and dys

(dis) - apart from, completely free, (dys) - difficult, painful, abnormal

similar forms (inter, intra, intro)

inter-between, intra-within, intro-into, within

building blocks to words

prefix, root, suffix. prefix and suffix can modify meaning

combining vowel and which letter

vowel "o" added between root and suffix that begins with a consonant ex. cardi (o) logy (heart) (study of)

When is last vowel of root dropped when adding suffix?

When suffix begins with a vowel ex. card(i) - itis (inflammatory)

Languages terms based on

Greek and Latin

Founders of modern medicine

Greeks

break down word and identifying parts

prefix, suffix, root, combining form

anti + sepsis

antisepsis (against infection)

rhin+ itis

rhinitis (inflammation of nose)

more than one root

compounds. retain meaning. ex. osteo/arthr/itis (bone+joints+inflammation)

Pronounciations: ch (+examples)

k - chromatin, chronic

Pronunciations: ps (+examples)

s -psychiatry, psychology

Pronounciations: pn (+ex.)

n - pneumonia

Pronounciations ( c and g)

hard sound before other letters - cast, gastric

ae and oe pronounced:

ee. ex. .fasciae, coelom

i at the end of a word is pronounced:

"eye"

es when forming final letters:

"stases" - stay'seez

plurals may include:

ae, ia, i, ata

when singular form ends in us

plural formed by dropping "us" and adding "i"

ileum vs. ilium

ileum = intestinal. ilium=pelvic bone

Prefixes Flashcards

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