prefixes Flashcards by Josefa Aseniero

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

PRIMITIVE

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

MONOCULAR

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

UNICELLULAR

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

SEMISOLID

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

HEMISPHERE

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

BICUSPID

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

DIMORPHOUS

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

DIPLOID

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

MULTIPLE

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

TRIPLETS

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

QUADRANT

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

TETRAHEDRON

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

ERYTHROCYTE

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

POLYSACCHARIDE

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

CYANOSIS

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

XANTHODERMA

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

MELANIN

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

LEUKOPLAKIA

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

ANTIDOTE

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

ASEPTIC

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

DEPILATORY

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prefix un- means not and the example means not responsive

UNCONSCIOUS

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

CONTRACEPTIVE

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

DISSECT

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

INSIGNIFICANT

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

NONINFECTIOUS

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

ADHERE

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

ABDUCT

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

DIALYSIS

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

TRANSFUSION

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

SUPERNUMERARY

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

PERCUTANEOUS

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

OLIGOMENORRHEA

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

PANACEA

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

HYPOXIA

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

EUTHANASIA

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

HYPERVENTILATION

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

EQUILATERAL

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

HETEROSEXUAL

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

HOMOTHERMIC

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

MACROCYTE

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

ISOGRAFT

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

MEGABLADDER

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

NEONATE

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

MICROSCOPIC

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

NORMOVOLEMIA

prefix pseudo- means false and the example means false paraylsis

PSEUDOPLEGIA

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

ORTHOTIC

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

POIKILODERMA

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

PREDISPOSING

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

REGURIGATION

prefix ante- means before and the example means before birth

ANTENATAL

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

POSTMENOPAUSAL

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

PRODROME

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

DEXTROCARDIA

prefix sinistro- means left and the example means toward left

SINISTRAD

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

ECTODERM

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

EXCISE

prefix meso- means middle and the example means midbrain

MESENCEPHALON

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

SYNAPSE

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

ENDOSCOPE

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

TELANGION