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Question | Answer |
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a- | without, not, no |
ab- | from, away from |
a- | without, not, no |
ab- | from, away from |
ad- | toward, increase |
alb- | white |
an- | without, not, no |
albin/o | white |
ante- | before, in front |
ambi- | both, both sides |
anti- | against |
an- | without, not, no |
auto- | self |
ante- | before, in front |
bi- | two, double |
anti- | against |
bio- | life |
auto- | self |
brady- | slow |
bi- | two, double |
chlor/o | green |
bio- | life |
circum- | around |
brady- | slow |
cirrh/o | yellow, tawny |
chlor/o | green |
con- | together, with |
circum- | around |
contra- | against |
cirrh/o | yellow, tawny |
cyan/o | blue |
con- | together, with |
de- | down, from |
contra- | against |
dia- | through |
cyan/o | blue |
dis- | free of, to undo |
de- | down, from |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful, disordered |
dia- | through |
ecto- | outside |
dis- | free of, to undo |
endo- | within, inner |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful, disordered |
eosin/o | red, rosy |
ecto- | outside |
epi- | upon, over |
endo- | within, inner |
erythr/o | red |
eosin/o | red, rosy |
eu- | well, easily, good, normal |
epi- | upon, over |
ex- | out, away from, outside |
erythr/o | red |
exo- | outside, outward |
eu- | well, easily, good, normal |
extra- | outside, beyond |
ex- | out, away from, outside |
glauc/o | gray, silver |
exo- | outside, outward |
hemi- | half |
extra- | outside, beyond |
hetero- | different |
glauc/o | gray, silver |
homeo- | likeness, same |
hemi- | half |
homo- | same |
hetero- | different |
hydro- | water |
homeo- | likeness, same |
hyp- | under, below, beneath, less than normal |
homo- | same |
hydro- | water |
hyp- | under, below, beneath, less than normal |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | under, below, beneath, less than normal |
idio- | individual |
im- | not |
in- | in, inside, within, not |
infra- | beneath, below, under |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
jaund/o | yellow |
juxta- | near, beside |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
meso- | middle |
meta- | beyond, after |
milli- | one-thousaNDTH |
MONO- | ONE |
MULTI- | MANY |
NON- | NOT |
PAN- | ALL |
PARA- | NEAR, BESIDE, BEYOND, TWO LIKE PATS |
PER- | THROUGH |
PERI- | AROUND |
POLI/O | GRAY |
POLY- | MANY, MUCH, EXCESSIVE |
POST- | AFTER, BEHIND |
PRE- | BEFORE, IN FRONT |
PRIMI- | FIRST |
PSEUDO- | FALSE |
PURPUR/O | PURPLE |
QUADRI- | FOUR |
RE- | BACK, AGAIN |
RETRO- | BACKWARD, BEHIND |
RUBE- | RED |
SEMI- | HALF |
SUB- | UNDER, BELOW |
SUPRA- | ABOVE, OVER |
SYM- | JOINED, TOGETHER |
SYN- | JOINED, TOGETHER |
TACHY- | RAPID |
TRANS- | ACROSS, THROUGH |
TRI- | THREE |
ULTRA- | BEYOND, EXCESS |
UNI- | ONE |
XANTH/O | YELLOW |
XERO | DRY |