Chapter 18: Greek Numerical and Other Prefixes (words) Flashcards by Emily Crowder

microorganism (micr-o-organ-ism)

micr = small
organ = instrument, organ
a microscopic organism

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dimerous (di-mer-ous)

di = 2
mer = part
ous = adjectival
made up of two parts

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oligodontia (olig-odont-ia)

olig = few
odont = tooth
ia = nominal
a condition of having too few teeth (specifically classified as missing six or more)

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prototype (pro-to-type)

pro = before, in front of, forward
typ = imprint, form
the original type or form after which other types or forms are developed

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octopus (oct-o-pus)

oct = 8
pus = foot
a marine mollusk having eight tentacles

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isodactylism (is-o-dactyl-ism)

is = equal, same
dactyl = finger, toe
a condition in which the fingers are of relatively even length

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micropsia (micr-ops-ia)

micr = small
op = eye, sight
ia = nominal
a visual disorder in which objects appear smaller than their actual size

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panencephalitis (pan-encephal-itis)

pan = all, complete
encephal = brain
an inflammation of “all of the brain,” including both gray and white matter

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pentacyclic (pent-a-cycl-ic)

pent = 5
cycl = circle, wheel
ic = adjectival
containing five fused rings or closed chains in the molecular structure

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kilohertz (kil-ohertz)

kil = 1,000
a measure of frequency of 1,000 hertz

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hydrophilic (hydr-o-phil-ic)

hydr = water, fluid
phil = to love, to have an affinity for
ic = adjectival
readily absorbing moisture

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megalomania (megal-o-man-ia)

megal = great, large
man = madness
ia = nominal
unreasonable conviction of one’s own greatness

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isometric (is-o-metr-ic)

is = equal, same
metr = meter, measure
ic = adjectival
of equal measurement or dimensions

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macrodontia (macr-odont-ia)

macr = large, long
odont = tooth
ia = nominal
the condition of having teeth of large size

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mesomorph (mes-o-morph)

mes = middle
morph = form, shape
a muscular build or physique

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tripod (tri-pod)

tri = 3
pod = foot
something that has three feet or supports

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decapoda (dec-a-pod-a)

dec = 10
pod = foot
an order of crustaceans having ten feet

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polyphagia (poly-phag-ia), hyperphagia (hyper-phag-ia)

poly = many
hyper = over, excessive, more than normal
phag = to eat
ia = nominal
excessive eating, gluttony

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micropodia (micr-o-pod-ia)

micr = small
pod = foot
ia = nominal
abnormal smallness, of the feet

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heptatomic (hept-a-tom-ic)

hept = 7
a = not, without
tom = to cut
ic = adjectival
having seven atoms

isochromatophil (is-o-chromat-o-phil)

is = equal, same
chromat = color
phil = to love, to have an affinity for
staining equally with the same dye

monosymptomatic (mon-o-sym-pto-mat-ic)

mon = 1
sym = with, together
pto = to fall
ic = adjectival
expressed by a single symptom

tetraplegia (tetr-a-pleg-ia)

tetr = 4
pleg = paralysis
ia = nominal
another name for quadriplegia

macrodactyly (macr-o-dactyl-y), mega(lo)dactyly (mega-dactyl-y)

macr = large, long
mega = great, large
dactyl = finger, toe
y = nominal
abnormal largeness of the fingers or toes

dimorphism (di-morph-ism)

di = 2 morph = shape, form the property of having or existing in two forms

lithography (lith-o-graph-y)

lith = stone graph = to write y = nominal a method of printing originally using a stone plate

chlorophyll (chlor-o-phyll)

chlor = green phyll = leaf a green pigment important for photosynthesis

isopathy (is-o-path-y)

is = equal, same path = disease, suffering, feeling y = nominal the treatment of a disease by means of the products of the disease or by material from the affected organ

mesoderm (mes-o-derm)

mes = middle derm = skin the "middle skin" of the three primary embryonic germ layers

pandemic (pan-dem-ic)

pan = all, complete em = in, into, inward ic = adjectival widespread occurrence of a disease

cryptomere (crypt-o-mere)

crypt = hidden mer = part a "hidden" gene or genetic factor

megakaryoblast (mega-kary-o-blast)

mega = great, large kary = nucleus blast = embryonic cell an early precursor in the thrombocytic series

polyodontia (poly-odont-ia), hyperdontia (hyper-dont-ia)

poly = many hyper = over, excessive, more than normal odont = tooth ia = nominal a condition of having more than the normal number of teeth

macropodia (macr-o-pod-ia), megalopodia (megal-o-pod-ia)

macr = large, long megal = great, large pod = foot ia = nominal excessive size of the feet

diaphoretic (dia-phor-et-ic)

dia = through, across, between phor = to bear, to carry ic = adjectival pertaining to or promoting sweating

phosphorus (phos-phor-us)

phor = to bear, to carry us = nominal a "light-bearing" element essential to the human diet

proptosis (pr-op-to-sis)

pro = before, in front of, forward op = eye, sight pto = to fall the forward "falling" or displacement of the eye

polymer (poly-mer)

poly = many mer = part a compound formed by the joining of smaller molecules

microlith (micr-o-lith)

micr = small lith = stone a small calculus (i.e. stone)

dikaryotic (di-kary-ot-ic)

di = 2 kary = nucleus ic = adjectival characterized by having two nuclei in each cell

heptachromic (hept-a-chrom-ic)

hept = 7 chrom = color ic = adjectival pertaining to or exhibiting seven colors

monochloride (mon-o-chlor-ide)

mon = 1 chlor = green/yellow a compound containing one chlorine atom

endodontics (end-odont-ic-s)

endo = within, inner odont = tooth ic = nominal study and treatment of the dental pulp

hemianopia (hemi-an-op-ia)

hemi = 1/2 an = not, without op = eye, sight ia = nominal defective vision or blindness in half the field of vision

apoptosis (apo-pto-sis)

apo = from, away, off pto = to fall a "falling off" or systematized death of individual cells through phagocytosis

symptom (sym-ptom)

sym = with, together pto = to fall any evidence for a disease or condition

pancarditis (pan-cardi-tis)

pan = all, complete cardi = heart diffused inflammation of the entire heart

archegonium (arche-gon-ium)

arche = ancient, beginning gon = to be produced, seed female organ of a plant

dioxide (di-ox-ide)

di = 2 ox = sharp, quick a binary compound of two oxide ions