quantitative and qualitative prefixes

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

no, not, without

acholia

lack or absence of bile secretion

Question 2

an-

Answer 2

no, not, without

analgesic

relieving pain

Question 3

ana-

Answer 3

up, apart

anabasis

the stage of increase in a disease

Question 4

anti-

Answer 4

against

antibody

immune body that fights foreign substances

Question 5

auto-

Answer 5

self

autonomic

not subject to voluntary control

Question 6

bi-

Answer 6

two

bilateral

pertaining to both sides

Question 7

brady-

Answer 7

deficient, under

bradycardia

abnormally slow heartbeart

Question 8

chloro-

Answer 8

green

chloroma

malignant, green-colored tumor

Question 9

chromo-

Answer 9

color

chromhidrosis

secretion of colored sweat

Question 10

co-

Answer 10

with, together

cohort

a group with a characteristic acquired at the same time

Question 11

com-

Answer 11

with, together

communicability

ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts

Question 12

con-

Answer 12

with, together

contagious

capable of being transmitted from host to host

Question 13

cyano-

Answer 13

blue

cyanosis

bluish skin and mucosal discoloration

Question 14

de-

Answer 14

down, lack of

dehydration

lack of water

Question 15

deci-

Answer 15

one-tenth

deciliter

one-tenth of a liter

Question 16

di-

Answer 16

two

diataxia

ataxia affecting both sides of the body

Question 17

dia-

Answer 17

through, between, apart, across, completely

diarrhea

rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine

Question 18

dys-

Answer 18

bad, painful

dysphagia

Difficulty swallowing

Question 19

erythro-

Answer 19

red

erythrocyte

red blood cell

Question 20

hemi-

Answer 20

half

hemihypotonia

diminished muscle tone on one side of the body

Question 21

hexa-

Answer 21

six

hexavitamin

preparation of six vitamins

Question 22

hyper-

Answer 22

excessive, above

hypertension

persistently high blood pressure

Question 23

leuko-

Answer 23

white

leukoencephalitis

inflammation of white brain substance

Question 24

macro-

Answer 24

large

macroglossia

excessive size of the tongue

Question 25

mal-

Answer 25

bad

malignant

tending to worsen and cause death

Question 26

melano-

Answer 26

black

melanotrichia

abnormal increas pigmentation of the hair

Question 27

meta-

Answer 27

change, beyond

metamorphosis

change of structure or shape

Question 28

micro-

Answer 28

small

micromastia

abnormal smalless of the mammary gland

Question 29

mono-

Answer 29

one, single

monogerminal

developed from a single ovum