medical terms Flashcards
Description: Number/amount, size, location, colour etc.
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Subject: Relating to a part of the body
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Condition: Pertaining to a process or procedure; amount, location etc.
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Macro-
Prefixes: Size and Amount
Large; visible to the naked eye
Micro-
Prefixes: Size and Amount
Small; not visible to the naked eye
Hyper-
Prefixes: SIze and Amount
High; above normal; elevated
Hypo-
Prefixes: Size and Amount
Low; below normal; decreased
Eu-/Normo-
Prefixes: Size and Amount
Normal
Pan-/Omni-
Prefixes: Size and Amount
All
A-/An-
Prefixes: Size and Amount
Absent; lacking
Megalo-
Prefixes: Size and Amount
large; larger than average
Tachy-
Prefixes: Speed
Rapid; fast
Brady-/Brachy-
Prefixes: Speed
Slow
Mono-
Prefixes: Numerical
Single; singular/single
Di-
Prefixes: Numerical
Two; double