Quantitative and Qualitative Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
A-
A
No, not, without
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Q
AN-
A
No, not, without
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Q
ANA-
A
up, apart
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Q
ANTI-
A
Against
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Q
AUTO-
A
Self
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Q
BI-
A
Two
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Q
BRADY-
A
Deficient, under
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Q
CHLORO-
A
Green
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Q
CHROMO-
A
Color
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Q
CO-
A
With, together
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Q
COM-
A
With, together
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Q
CON-
A
With, together
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Q
CYANO-
A
Blue
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Q
DE-
A
Down, lack of
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Q
DECI-
A
One-thenth
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Q
DI-
A
Two
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Q
DIA-
A
Through, between, apart, across, completely
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Q
DYS-
A
Bad, painful
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Q
ERYHTRO-
A
Red
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Q
HEMI-
A
Half
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Q
HEXA-
A
Six
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Q
HYPO-
A
Below, deficient
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Q
LEUKO-
A
White
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Q
MACRO-
A
Large
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MAL-
Bad
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MELANO-
Black
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META-
Change, beyond
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MICRO-
Small
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MULTI-
Many
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NEO-
New
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PAN-
All
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PENT-
Five
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POLY-
Many, much
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PSEUDO-
False
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QUADR-
Four
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SUB-
Less than, beneath
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SYM-
SYN-
With, together
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TACHY-
Fast
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TRI-
Three
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ULTRA-
Beyond
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XANTH-
Yellow
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Xanthemia
Presence of yellow- colored matter in the blood
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Ultrasonic
Beyond the audible range
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Tribrachius
Having three forelimbs
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Symbiosis
Mutually reinforcing
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Tachycardia
Abnormally fast heartbeat
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Submandibular
Beneath the mandible
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Quadrilocular
Having four cavities
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Pseudopregnancy
False pregnancy
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Polychromatic
Many-colored
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Pentadactyl
Having five digits
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Pandemic
A widespread epidemic
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Neonate
A newborn animal
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Multiarticular
Pertaining to or affecting many joints
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Micromastia
Abnormal smallness of the mammary gland
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Metamorphosis
Change of structure or shape
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Melanotrichia
Abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair
58
Malignant
Tending to worsen and cause death
59
Macroglossia
Excessive size of the tongue
60
Leukoencephalitis
Inflammation of white brain substance
61
Hypoglycemia
Blood sugar level below normal
62
Hexavitamin
Preparation of six vitamins
63
Hemiparesis
Weakness on half/one of the body
64
Erythrocyte
Red blood cell
65
Dysphagia
Difficulty in swallowing
66
Diarrhea
Rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine
67
Diataxia
Affecting both sides of the body
68
Deciliter
One-tenth of a liter
69
Dehydration
Lack of water
70
Cyanosis
Bluish skin and mucosal discoloration
71
Contagious
Capable of being transmitted host to host
72
Communicability
Ability to spread infected to susceptible hosts
73
Comorbidity
One medical condition present together with another medical condition
74
Chromhidrosis
Secretion of sweat that changes color
75
Chloroma
Green- colored tumor
76
Bradycardia
Heartbeat under/less than the normal rate
77
Bilateral
Pertaining to both sides
78
Autoimmune
Body produces antibodies against itself
79
Antibody
Immune body that fights foreign substances
80
Anabasis
The stage of increase in a disease
81
Analgesic
Without pain
82
Ataxia
Without coordination
