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prefixes Flashcards

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prefix primi- means first and the example means occuring first in time

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PRIMITIVE

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prefix mono- means one and the example means pertaining to one eye

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MONOCULAR

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prefix uni- means one and the example means composed of one cell

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UNICELLULAR

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prefix semi- means half; partial and the example partially solid

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SEMISOLID

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prefix hemi- means half; one side and the example one half of a rounded structure

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HEMISPHERE

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prefix bi- means two, twice and the example a tooth with two points (cusps)

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BICUSPID

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prefix di- means two, twice and the example having to form (morpho)

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DIMORPHOUS

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prefix diplo- means double and the example having two sets of chromosomes

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DIPLOID

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prefix multi- means many and the example means consisting of many parts

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MULTIPLE

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prefix tri- means three and the example means one of three offspring produced in a single birth

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TRIPLETS

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prefix quadri- means four and the example means one-fourth of an area

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QUADRANT

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prefix tetra- means four and the example means a figure with four surfaces

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TETRAHEDRON

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prefix erythro- means red and the example means a red blood cell

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ERYTHROCYTE

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prefix poly- means many, much and the example substance composed of many sugar

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POLYSACCHARIDE

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prefix cyano- means blue and the example means bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen

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CYANOSIS

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prefix xantho- means yellow and the example means yellow coloration of the skin

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XANTHODERMA

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prefix melano- means black, dark and the example means the dark pigment that colors the hair and skin

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MELANIN

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prefix leuko- means white, colorless and the example means white patches in the mouth

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LEUKOPLAKIA

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prefix anti- means against and the example means for counteracting a poison

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ANTIDOTE

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prefix a-, an- means not;without and the example means free of infectious organisms

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ASEPTIC

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prefix de- means down, without and the example means agent used to remove hair

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DEPILATORY

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prefix un- means not and the example means not responsive

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UNCONSCIOUS

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prefix contra- means againts, opposite and the example means prevention of conception

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CONTRACEPTIVE

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prefix dis- means absence, removal, separation and the example means to separate tissues fro anatomical study

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DISSECT

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prefix in-; im- means not and the example means not important

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INSIGNIFICANT

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prefix non- means not and the example means not able to spread disease

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NONINFECTIOUS

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prefix ad- means toward; near and the example means to attach or stick together

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ADHERE

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prefix ab- means away from and the example means to move away from the midline

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ABDUCT

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prefix dia- means through and the example means separation by passage through a membrane

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DIALYSIS

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prefix trans- means through and the example means introduction of blood or blood components into the bloodstream

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TRANSFUSION

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prefix super- means above, excess and the example means in excess number

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SUPERNUMERARY

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prefix per- means through and the example means through the skin

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PERCUTANEOUS

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prefix oligo- means few, scanty and the example means a scanty mentrual flow

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OLIGOMENORRHEA

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prefix pan- means all and the example means remedy that cures all ills; a cure- all

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PANACEA

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prefix hypo- means under; below and the example means decreased oxygen in the tissues

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HYPOXIA

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prefix eu- means true, good, easy, normal and the example means easy or painless death

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EUTHANASIA

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prefix hyper- means over, excess, abnormally high, increased and the example means excess breathing

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HYPERVENTILATION

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prefix equi- means equal, same and the example means having equal sides

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EQUILATERAL

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prefix hetero- means other, different, unequal and the example means pertaining to the opposite sex

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HETEROSEXUAL

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prefix homo- means same, unchanging and the example means maintaining a constant body temperature; warm blooded

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HOMOTHERMIC

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prefix macro- means large, abnormally large and the example means extremely large red blood cell

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MACROCYTE

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prefix iso- means equal, same and the example means graft between two genetically identical individuals

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ISOGRAFT

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prefix mega-, megalo- means large, abnormally large and the example means enlargement of the bladder

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MEGABLADDER

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prefix neo- means new and the example means a newborn infant

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NEONATE

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prefix micro- means small and the example means extremely small; visible only through a microscope

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MICROSCOPIC

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prefix normo- means normal and the example means normal blood volume

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NORMOVOLEMIA

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prefix pseudo- means false and the example means false paraylsis

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PSEUDOPLEGIA

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prefix ortho- means straight, correct, upright and the example means correcting or preventing deformities

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ORTHOTIC

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prefix poikilo- means varied; irregular and the example means mottled condition of the skin

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POIKILODERMA

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prefix pre- means before, in front of and the example means leading toward a condition, such as diease

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PREDISPOSING

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prefix re- means again; back and the example means backward or return flow, as of blood or stomach contents

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REGURIGATION

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prefix ante- means before and the example means before birth

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ANTENATAL

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prefix post- means after, behind and the example means after menopause

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POSTMENOPAUSAL

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prefix pro- means before, in front of and the example means symptom that precedes a disease

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PRODROME

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prefix dextro- means right and the example means location of the heart in the right side of the chest

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DEXTROCARDIA

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prefix sinistro- means left and the example means toward left

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SINISTRAD

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prefix ec-, ecto- means out;outside and the example means outermost layer of the developing embryo

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ECTODERM

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prefix exo- means away from; outside and the example means to cut out

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EXCISE

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prefix meso- means middle and the example means midbrain

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MESENCEPHALON

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prefix syn-, sym- means together and the example means a junction between two nerve cells

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SYNAPSE

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prefix endo- means in; within and the example means device fro viewing the inside of a cavity or organ

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ENDOSCOPE

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prefix tele-, telo- means end and the example means a terminal vessel

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TELANGION

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