Prefixes Flashcards by Lauren St. Charles

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What does ‘hyper’ mean?

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above; above normal; excessive

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What does ‘trans’ mean?

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across

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What does ‘ana’ mean?

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apart

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What does ‘peri’ mean?

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around; surrounding

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What does ‘ab’ mean?

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away from

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What does ‘dorsi’ mean?

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back

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What does ‘hypo’ mean?

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below; below normal; deficient

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What does ‘infra’ mean?

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below; beneath

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What does ‘sub’ mean?

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below

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What does ‘inter’ mean?

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between

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What does ‘meta’ mean?

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change

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What does ‘pan’ mean?

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all

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What does ‘tachy’ mean?

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fast

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What does ‘eu’ mean?

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normal; good

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What does ‘en’ mean?

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in; within

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What does ‘endo’ mean?

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in; within

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What does ‘macro’ mean?

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large

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What does ‘mega’ mean?

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large

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What does ‘poly’ mean?

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many

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What does ‘a’ mean?

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not; without

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What does ‘an’ mean?

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not; without

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What does ‘epi’ mean?

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on; over; upon

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What does ‘dys’ mean?

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A

painful; difficult

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What does ‘brady’ mean?

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slow

What does 'tri' mean?

three

What does 'dia' mean?

through; complete

What does 'ad' mean?

toward

What does 'bi' mean?

two

What does 'intra' mean?

within; into

What does 'supra' mean?

above

What does 'post' mean?

after; behind

What does 'anti' mean?

against

What does 'contra' mean?

against

What does 'circum' mean?

around

What does 're' mean?

back again; backward

What does 'mal' mean?

bad

What does 'ante' mean?

before

What does 'pro' mean?

before; forward

What does 'pre' mean?

before; in front of

What does 'retro' mean?

behind; backward

What does 'ultra' mean?

beyond; excess

What does 'soma' mean?

body

What does 'quadri' mean?

four

What does 'semi' mean?

half

What does 'multi' mean?

many

What does 'meso' mean?

middle

What does 'para' mean?

near; beside

What does 'neo' mean?

new

What does 'non' mean?

not

What does 'ex' mean?

out; away from

What does 'ecto' mean?

out; outside

What does 'exo' mean?

outward

What does 'auto' mean?

self

What does 'micro' mean?

small

What does 'per' mean?

through

What does 'pseudo' mean?

false