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

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microorganism (micr-o-organ-ism)

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micr = small
organ = instrument, organ
a microscopic organism

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dimerous (di-mer-ous)

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

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oligodontia (olig-odont-ia)

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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)

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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)

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

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isodactylism (is-o-dactyl-ism)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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

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hydrophilic (hydr-o-phil-ic)

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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)

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

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isometric (is-o-metr-ic)

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

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macrodontia (macr-odont-ia)

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

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mesomorph (mes-o-morph)

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

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tripod (tri-pod)

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

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decapoda (dec-a-pod-a)

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

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

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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)

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

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heptatomic (hept-a-tom-ic)

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

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

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

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

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

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tetraplegia (tetr-a-pleg-ia)

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

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

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

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dimorphism (di-morph-ism)

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

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lithography (lith-o-graph-y)

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

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chlorophyll (chlor-o-phyll)

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

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isopathy (is-o-path-y)

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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

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mesoderm (mes-o-derm)

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

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pandemic (pan-dem-ic)

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

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cryptomere (crypt-o-mere)

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crypt = hidden
mer = part
a “hidden” gene or genetic factor

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megakaryoblast (mega-kary-o-blast)

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

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

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

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

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

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diaphoretic (dia-phor-et-ic)

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

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phosphorus (phos-phor-us)

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

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proptosis (pr-op-to-sis)

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

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polymer (poly-mer)

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

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microlith (micr-o-lith)

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

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dikaryotic (di-kary-ot-ic)

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

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heptachromic (hept-a-chrom-ic)

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

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monochloride (mon-o-chlor-ide)

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

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endodontics (end-odont-ic-s)

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

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hemianopia (hemi-an-op-ia)

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

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apoptosis (apo-pto-sis)

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

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symptom (sym-ptom)

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

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pancarditis (pan-cardi-tis)

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

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archegonium (arche-gon-ium)

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

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dioxide (di-ox-ide)

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

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