Prefix Flashcards
An-
No, not, without
Analgesic: relieving pain
Ana-
Up, apart
Anabasis: the stage of increase in a disease
Anti-
Against
Antibody: immune body that fights foreign substances
Auto-
Self
Autonomic: not subject to voluntary control
Bi-
Two
Bilateral: pertaining to both side
Brady-
Deficient, under
Bradycardia: abnormally slow heartbeat
Chromo-
Color
Chromhidrosis: secretion of colored swear
Chloro-
Green
Chloroma: malagnant, green-colored tumor
Co-
With, together
Cohort: a group with a characteristic acquired @ the same time
Com-
With, together
Communicability: ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts
Con-
With, together
Contagious: capable of being transmitted from host to host
Cyano-
Blue
Cyanosis: bluish skin &a mucosal discoloration
De-
Down, lack of
Dehydration: lack of water
Deci-
One-tenth
Deciliter: one tenth of a liter
Di-
Two
Diataxia: affecting both sides of the body
Dia-
Through, between, apart, across, completely
Diarrhea: rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine
Dys-
Bad, painful
Dysphagia: difficulty in swallowing
Erythro-
Red
Erythrocyte: red blood cells
Hemi-
Half
Hemihypotonia: diminished muscle tone on one side of the body
Hexa-
Six
Hexavitamin: preparation of six vitamins
Hyper-
Excessive, above
Hypertension: persistently high blood pressure
Hypo-
Below, deficient
Hypoglycemia: abnormally low level of sugar in the blood
Leuko-
White
Leukenocephalitis: inflammation of white brain substance
Macro-
Large
Macroglossia: excessive size of the tongue
Mal-
Bad
Malignant: tending to worsen & cause death
Melano-
Black
Melanotrichia: abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair
Meta-
Change, beyond
Metamorphosis: change of structure or shape
Micro-
Small
Micromastia: abnormal smallness of the mammary gland
Mono-
One, single
Monogerminal: developed from a single ovum
Multi-
Many
Multiarticular: pertaining to or affecting many joints
Neo-
New
Neonate: a newborn animal
Pan-
All
Pandemic: a widespread epidemic
Pent-
Five
Pentadactyl: having five digits
Poly-
Many, much
Polychromatic: many-colored
Pseudo-
False
Pseudopregnancy: false pregnancy
Quadr-
Four
Quadrilocular: having four cavities
Sub-
Less than, beneath
Subclinical: without clinical manifestations
Sym-
Syt-
With, together
Symbiosis: mutually reinforcing
Tachy-
Fast
Tachycardia: abnormally fast heartbeat
Tri-
Three
Tribrachius: monster with three forelimbs
Ultra-
Beyond
Ultrasonic: beyond the audible range
Xanth-
Yellow
Xanthemia: presence of yellow coloring matter in the blood
A-
No, not, without
Acholia: lack or absence of bile secretion
Ab-
Away from
Abduct: to drawn away
Ad-
Toward, near
Adduct: to draw toward
Ante-
Before, forward
Antemortem: performed or occurring before death
Dis-
Apart, away from
Dissect: cut apart
Ec-
Ecto-
Outside
Ectopic: located away from the normal position