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Quantitative and Qualitative Prefixes Flashcards

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A-

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No, not, without

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AN-

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No, not, without

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ANA-

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up, apart

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ANTI-

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Against

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AUTO-

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Self

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BI-

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Two

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BRADY-

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Deficient, under

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CHLORO-

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Green

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CHROMO-

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Color

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CO-

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With, together

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COM-

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With, together

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CON-

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With, together

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CYANO-

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Blue

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DE-

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Down, lack of

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DECI-

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One-thenth

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DI-

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Two

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DIA-

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Through, between, apart, across, completely

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DYS-

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Bad, painful

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ERYHTRO-

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Red

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HEMI-

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Half

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HEXA-

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Six

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HYPO-

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Below, deficient

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LEUKO-

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White

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MACRO-

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Large

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MAL-

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Bad

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MELANO-

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Black

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META-

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Change, beyond

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MICRO-

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Small

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MULTI-

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Many

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NEO-

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New

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PAN-

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All

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PENT-

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Five

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POLY-

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Many, much

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PSEUDO-

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False

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QUADR-

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Four

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SUB-

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Less than, beneath

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SYM-
SYN-

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With, together

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TACHY-

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Fast

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TRI-

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Three

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ULTRA-

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Beyond

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XANTH-

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Yellow

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Xanthemia

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Presence of yellow- colored matter in the blood

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Ultrasonic

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Beyond the audible range

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Tribrachius

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Having three forelimbs

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Symbiosis

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Mutually reinforcing

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Tachycardia

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Abnormally fast heartbeat

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Submandibular

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Beneath the mandible

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Quadrilocular

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Having four cavities

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Pseudopregnancy

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False pregnancy

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Polychromatic

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Many-colored

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Pentadactyl

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Having five digits

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Pandemic

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A widespread epidemic

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Neonate

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A newborn animal

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Multiarticular

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Pertaining to or affecting many joints

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Micromastia

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Abnormal smallness of the mammary gland

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Metamorphosis

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Change of structure or shape

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Melanotrichia

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Abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair

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Malignant

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Tending to worsen and cause death

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Macroglossia

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Excessive size of the tongue

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Leukoencephalitis

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Inflammation of white brain substance

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Hypoglycemia

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Blood sugar level below normal

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Hexavitamin

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Preparation of six vitamins

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Hemiparesis

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Weakness on half/one of the body

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty in swallowing

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Diarrhea

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Rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine

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Diataxia

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Affecting both sides of the body

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Deciliter

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One-tenth of a liter

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Dehydration

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Lack of water

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Cyanosis

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Bluish skin and mucosal discoloration

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Contagious

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Capable of being transmitted host to host

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Communicability

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Ability to spread infected to susceptible hosts

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Comorbidity

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One medical condition present together with another medical condition

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Chromhidrosis

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Secretion of sweat that changes color

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Chloroma

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Green- colored tumor

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Bradycardia

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Heartbeat under/less than the normal rate

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Bilateral

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Pertaining to both sides

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Autoimmune

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Body produces antibodies against itself

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Antibody

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Immune body that fights foreign substances

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Anabasis

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The stage of increase in a disease

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Analgesic

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Without pain

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Ataxia

A

Without coordination

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