Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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a/an-

A

without

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ab-

A

away from

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3
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aero-

A

air

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4
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ana-

A

across/opposed

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5
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anti-

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against

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6
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aqua-

A

water

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7
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arthro-

A

joint

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8
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auto-

A

self

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9
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bi-

A

two

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10
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bio-

A

life

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11
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carn-

A

meat

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12
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chemo-

A

chemical

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13
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chloro-

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green

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14
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co-

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with/together

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15
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cyano-

A

blue

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16
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cyto-

A

cell

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17
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derm-

A

skin

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18
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di-

A

two

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19
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ecto-/exo-

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outer/outside

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20
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endo-

A

inner/inside

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21
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epi-

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upon

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22
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eu-

A

true

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23
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fissi-

A

splitting

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24
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geno-/gen-

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producing

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halo-
salt
26
hema-
blood
27
hemi-
half
28
herb-
plant
29
hetero-
different/opposite
30
homo-
same/alike
31
hydro-
water
32
hyper-
more than/over
33
hypo-
less than/under
34
inter-
between
35
intra-
within
36
iso-/equ-
equal
37
karyo-
nucleus
38
leuco-
white
39
lipo-
fat
40
macro-
large
41
mesos-
middle
42
micro-
small
43
morph-
form
44
mono-
one
45
multi-
many
46
mut-
to change
47
nuer-
nerve
48
nomen-
name
49
octo-
eight
50
omni-
all
51
osteo-
bone
52
oo-/ova-/ovum-
egg
53
phage-
to eat
54
phen-
to show
55
photo-
light
56
plankto-
drifting
57
poly-
many
58
psuedo-
false
59
pre-
before
60
proto-
first
61
sapro-
dead
62
semi-
half
63
soma-
body
64
sub-
under/below
65
taxo-
group
66
telo-
end
67
tetra-
four
68
therm-
heat
69
trans-
across
70
tri-
three
71
un-
not
72
uni-
one
73
vor-
to eat
74
zo-/zoo-
animal
75
zygo-
join
76
-ase
enzyme
77
-cide
killer
78
-cyst
pouch
79
-cyte
cell
80
-duct
lead
81
-derm
skin layer
82
-er
agent of action
83
-gen
beginning
84
-ite
agent of action
85
-itis
infection/inflammation
86
-ity
quality
87
-logy
study of
88
-lysis
break
89
-meter
measurement
90
-oid
resemblance
91
-oma
tumor
92
-onomy
name
93
-osis
condition
94
-phase
stage
95
-philia
like
96
-phile
to love
97
-phobia
dislike/fear
98
-ose
sugar
99
-phore
bearer
100
-phyll
leaf
101
-phyte/-phyto
plant
102
-ped/-pod
foot
103
-plasm/-plast
a thing formed
104
-rhage
flow
105
-saccharide/-saccrhum
sugar
106
-scopy
observation
107
-some
body
108
-sonic
sound
109
-stasis
stationary
110
-synthesis
to make
111
-taxis
movement
112
-therm
heat
113
-thesis
put together
114
-tion
state of/process of
115
-troph
to feed
116
-trophic
nourishment
117
-verse
to turn
118
-vore
to devour
119
-zoa
animal