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Common Numerical/color Prefixes Flashcards

1
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Un-

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One

Ex: unilateral - affecting one side of the body

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Dipl-

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Double or in pairs

Ex: diplopia - double vision

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3
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Null-

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None

Ex: nullipara - a woman who has never given birth

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4
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Primi-

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First

Ex: primigravida - a woman pregnant for the first time

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Multi-

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Many

Ex: multipara - a woman who has given birth to more than one child

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Bi-

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Two

Ex: bilateral - pertaining to both sides of the body

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Tri-

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Three

Ex: trigeminy - irregular heart rhythem consisting of two normal beats followed by one premature beat

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Quad-

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Four

Ex: tetralogy of Fallot - a congenital anomaly involving four anatomic abnormalities of the heart

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9
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Quint-

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Five

Ex: quintipara - a woman who has had five pregnancies resulting in five live births

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Sexti-

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Six

Ex: sextuplets - six offspring of the same pregnancy

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Septi-

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Seven

Ex: septruplets - seven offspring of the same pregnancy

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Octo- (or) octi-

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Eight

Ex: octigravida - a woman pregnant for the eighth time

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Nona-

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Nine

Ex: nonan - occurring on the ninth day

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14
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Deca-

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Ten

Ex: decagram - measurement of ten grams

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Semi-

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Half; part

Ex: semiconscious - partially conscious

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Hemi-

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Half; one sided

Ex: hemiplegia - weakness on one side of the body

17
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Ambi-

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Both

Ex: ambidextrous - able to use right and left hands equally

18
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Pan-

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All, entire

Ex: pandemic - an epidemic over a wide area

19
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Cyan/o

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Blue

Ex: cyanosis - blue discoloration of the skin

20
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Leuk/o

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White

Ex: leukocyte - white blood cell that fights infection

21
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Erythr/o

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Red

Ex: erythrocyte - red blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen

22
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Cirrh/o

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Yellow-Orange
Ex: cirrhosis - inflammation of an organ, such as cirrhosis of the liver, which causes yellow-orange pigmentation of the skin

23
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Melan/o

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Black

Ex: melena - black, tarry stool caused by upper GI bleeding

24
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Poli/o

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Gray

Ex: poliomyelitis - an acute viral disease that attacks the gray matter of the brain

25
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Alb-

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White
Ex: albinism - condition in which a person’s skin, hair, and eyes lack pigmentation (white hair, very pale skin, and a nonpigmented iris)

26
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Chlor/o

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Green

Ex: chlorophyll - green pigment in leaves that is necessary for the plant to carry out photosynthesis

27
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Coronal

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Front and back
Plane of the body
Splits the body from the front half and the back half

28
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Transverse

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Top and bottom
Plane of the body
Splits the body in half at the belly button from top and bottom

29
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Sagittal

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Aka midsagittal (midline)
Plane of the body
Splits the body in half left and right at the nose and belly button

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