Chapter 2 - prefixes that describe the degree of something Flashcards

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Hyper=

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Over, abnormally high, excessive, or increased

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Hypo-

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Under or below (hypoglossal nerve is below the tongue)

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Oligo-

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Just a few or a scanty amount of something

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Pan-

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All (Pancytopenia all your blood cells are too few in number)

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5
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Super- or supra-

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Being above something positionally or that something is in excess; superior usually means something that is above anoterh thing in anatomy)

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