Word Roots( Prefixes) Flashcards
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ad
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Addition to; toward; nearness
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a, ab, abd
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From; away; departing from the normal
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amb, ambi
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Both, ambidextrous, having the ability to work effectively with either hand
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amphi
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On both sides
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ampho
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Both
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an
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negative; with or without
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ana
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upper; away from
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andro
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signifying man
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angi
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vessel
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aniso
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unequal
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ant,anti
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against
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ante,antero
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front;before
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auto
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self
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bi
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two
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bili
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pertaining to bile
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brady
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slow
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brom,bromo
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a stench
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broncho
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relating to the bronchi
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cac
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bad;ill
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cardi;cardio
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relating to the heart
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cata
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down or downward
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centi
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hundred
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cervico
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relating to the neck
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circa
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about
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circum
around
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co
with or together
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con
together with
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contra
opposite;against
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de
down from
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deci
one tenth
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demi
half
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di
twice
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dia
through;apart;across or between
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dialy
to separate
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dis
reversal;separtation;duplication
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dys
bad;difficult;disordered
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en
in
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end,endo,ento
inward;within
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ep,epi
on;in addition to
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eu
normal;good;well;easy
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ex
out;away from
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exo
without;outside of
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extra
outside of;in additionto
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fibro
relating to fibers
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gaster,gastr,gastro
pertaining to the stomach
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hecto
hundred
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hemi
half
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hemo
relating to the blood
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hepat;hepatico,hepato
pertaining to the liver
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heter;hetero
meaning other;relationship to another
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homeo
denoting likeness or resemblance
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homo
denoting sameness
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hyal;hyalo
transparent
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hyper
above;excessive;beyond
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hypo
below;less than
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ideo
pertaining to mental images
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idio
denoting relationship to ones self or to something separate and distinct
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in
not;in;within;also intensive action
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infra
below
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inter
in the mist;between
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intra
within
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intro
in or into
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iso
equal or alike
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juxta
of close proximity
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karyo
relating to a cells nucleus
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kilo
one thousand
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laryngo
pertaining to the larynx
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mal
illness,disease
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medi
middle
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micro
small
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milli
one thousandth
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myelo
pertaining to the spinal cord or bone marrow
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nano
dwarf,small size
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oari,oaric
pertaining to the ovary
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omni
all
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pan
all
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para
pair
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per
through;by means of
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peri
around;about
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post
behind;after
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postero
relating to the posterior
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pre
before
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pro
before;in front of
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pseudo
false
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quadri
four
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re
back;again
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retro
backward
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semi
half
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steato
fatty
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sub
under;near
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syn
jointed together
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trans
across;over
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tri
three
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un
not;reversal
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uni
one
