Quanitative & Qualitative Prefixes Assignment 2 Flashcards
A-
no, not, without
ie. acholia (lack or absence of bile secretion)
An-
no. not, without
ie. analgesic (relieving pain)
Ana-
up, apart
ie. anabasis (the stage of increase in a disease)
Anti-
against
ie. antibody (immune body that fights foreign substances)
Auto-
self
ie. automatic (not subject to voluntary control)
Bi-
two
ie. bilateral (pertaining to both sides)
Brady-
deficient, under
ie. bradycardia (abnormally slow heart beat)
Chloro-
green
ie. chloroma (malignant, green colored tumor)
Chromo-
color
ie. chromhidrosis (secretion of color and sweat)
Co-
with, together
ie. cohort (a group with a characteristic acquired at the same time)
Com-
with, together
ie. communicability (ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts)
Con-
with, together
ie. contagious (capable of being transmitted from host to host)
Cyano-
blue
ie. cyanosis (bluish skin and mucosal discoloration)
De-
down, lack of
ie. dehydration (lack of water)
Deci-
one-tenth
ie. deciliter (one-tenth of a liter)
Di-
two
ie. diataxia (affecting both side of the body)
Dia-
through, between, apart, across, completely
ie. diarrhea (rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestines)
Dys-
bad, painful
ie. dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing)
Erythro-
red
ie. erythrocyte (red blood cell)
Hemi-
half
ie. hemihypotonia (diminished muscle tone on one side of the body)
Hexa-
six
ie. hexavitamin (preparation of six vitamins)
Hyper-
excessive, above
ie. hypertension (persistently high blood pressure)
Hypo-
below, deficient
ie. hypoglycemia (abnormally low level of sugar blood)
Leuko-
white
ie. leukoencephalitis (inflammation of white brain substance)
Macro-
large
ie. macroglossia (excessive size of the tongue)
Mal-
bad
ie. malignant (tending to worsen and cause death)
Melano-
black
ie. melanotrichia (abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair)
Meta-
change, beyond
ie. metamorphosis (change of structure or shape)
Micro-
small
ie. micromastia (abnormal smallness of the mammary gland)
Mono-
one, single
ie. monogerminal (developed from a single ovum)
Multi-
many
ie. multiarticular (pertaining to of affecting many joints)
Neo-
new
ie. neonate (a newborn animal)
Pan-
all
ie. pandemic (a widespread epidemic)
Pent-
five
ie. pentadactyl (having five digits)
Poly-
many, much
ie. polychromatic (many-colored)
Pseudo-
false
ie. pseudopregnancy (false pregnancy)
Quadr-
four
ie. quadrilocular (having four cavities)
Sub-
less than, beneath
ie. subclinical (without clinical manifestation)
Sym-, Syn-
with, together
ie. symbiosis (mutually reinforcing)
Tachy-
fast
ie. tachycardia (abnormally fast heartbeat)
Tri-
three
ie. tribrachius (monster with three forelimbs)
Ultra-
beyond
ie. ultrasonic (beyond the audible range)
Xanth-
yellow
ie. xanthemia (presence of yellow coloring matter in the blood)