Quanitative & Qualitative Prefixes Assignment 2

Question 1

A-

Answer 1

no, not, without

ie. acholia (lack or absence of bile secretion)

Question 2

An-

Answer 2

no. not, without

ie. analgesic (relieving pain)

Question 3

Ana-

Answer 3

up, apart

ie. anabasis (the stage of increase in a disease)

Question 4

Anti-

Answer 4

against

ie. antibody (immune body that fights foreign substances)

Question 5

Auto-

Answer 5

self

ie. automatic (not subject to voluntary control)

Question 6

Bi-

Answer 6

two

ie. bilateral (pertaining to both sides)

Question 7

Brady-

Answer 7

deficient, under

ie. bradycardia (abnormally slow heart beat)

Question 8

Chloro-

Answer 8

green

ie. chloroma (malignant, green colored tumor)

Question 9

Chromo-

Answer 9

color

ie. chromhidrosis (secretion of color and sweat)

Question 10

Co-

Answer 10

with, together

ie. cohort (a group with a characteristic acquired at the same time)

Question 11

Com-

Answer 11

with, together

ie. communicability (ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts)

Question 12

Con-

Answer 12

with, together

ie. contagious (capable of being transmitted from host to host)

Question 13

Cyano-

Answer 13

blue

ie. cyanosis (bluish skin and mucosal discoloration)

Question 14

De-

Answer 14

down, lack of

ie. dehydration (lack of water)

Question 15

Deci-

Answer 15

one-tenth

ie. deciliter (one-tenth of a liter)

Question 16

Di-

Answer 16

two

ie. diataxia (affecting both side of the body)

Question 17

Dia-

Answer 17

through, between, apart, across, completely

ie. diarrhea (rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestines)

Question 18

Dys-

Answer 18

bad, painful

ie. dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing)

Question 19

Erythro-

Answer 19

red

ie. erythrocyte (red blood cell)

Question 20

Hemi-

Answer 20

half

ie. hemihypotonia (diminished muscle tone on one side of the body)

Question 21

Hexa-

Answer 21

six

ie. hexavitamin (preparation of six vitamins)

Question 22

Hyper-

Answer 22

excessive, above

ie. hypertension (persistently high blood pressure)

Question 23

Hypo-

Answer 23

below, deficient

ie. hypoglycemia (abnormally low level of sugar blood)

Question 24

Leuko-

Answer 24

white

ie. leukoencephalitis (inflammation of white brain substance)

Question 25

Macro-

Answer 25

large

ie. macroglossia (excessive size of the tongue)

Question 26

Mal-

Answer 26

bad

ie. malignant (tending to worsen and cause death)

Question 27

Melano-

Answer 27

black

ie. melanotrichia (abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair)

Question 28

Meta-

Answer 28

change, beyond

ie. metamorphosis (change of structure or shape)

Question 29

Micro-

Answer 29

small

ie. micromastia (abnormal smallness of the mammary gland)

Question 30

Mono-

Answer 30

one, single

ie. monogerminal (developed from a single ovum)

Question 31

Multi-

Answer 31

many

ie. multiarticular (pertaining to of affecting many joints)

Question 32

Neo-

Answer 32

new

ie. neonate (a newborn animal)

Question 33

Pan-

Answer 33

all

ie. pandemic (a widespread epidemic)

Question 34

Pent-

Answer 34

five

ie. pentadactyl (having five digits)

Question 35

Poly-

Answer 35

many, much

ie. polychromatic (many-colored)

Question 36

Pseudo-

Answer 36

false

ie. pseudopregnancy (false pregnancy)

Question 37

Quadr-

Answer 37

four

ie. quadrilocular (having four cavities)

Question 38

Sub-

Answer 38

less than, beneath

ie. subclinical (without clinical manifestation)

Question 39

Sym-, Syn-

Answer 39

with, together

ie. symbiosis (mutually reinforcing)

Question 40

Tachy-

Answer 40

fast

ie. tachycardia (abnormally fast heartbeat)

Question 41

Tri-

Answer 41

three

ie. tribrachius (monster with three forelimbs)

Question 42

Ultra-

Answer 42

beyond

ie. ultrasonic (beyond the audible range)

Question 43

Xanth-

Answer 43

yellow

ie. xanthemia (presence of yellow coloring matter in the blood)