Ch. 3 Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
prim/i-
A
first
2
Q
mon/o-
A
one
3
Q
uni-
A
one
4
Q
hemi-
A
half, one side
5
Q
semi-
A
half, partial
6
Q
bi-
A
two, twice
7
Q
di-
A
two, twice
8
Q
dipl/o
A
double
9
Q
tri-
A
three
10
Q
quadr/i-
A
four
11
Q
tetra-
A
four
12
Q
multi-
A
many
13
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poly-
A
many, much
14
Q
cyan/o-
A
blue
15
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erythro-
A
red
16
Q
leuk/o-
A
white
17
Q
melan/o-
A
black
18
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xanth/o-
A
yellow
19
Q
a- , an-
A
not, without, lack of, absence
20
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anti-
A
against
21
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contra-
A
against, opposite, opposed
22
Q
de-
A
down, w/o removal, loss
23
Q
dis-
A
absence
24
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non-
A
not
25
un-
not
26
ab-
away from
27
dia-
through
28
per-
through
29
trans-
through
30
hyper-
over, excess, abnormally high, increased
31
hypo-
under, below, abnormally low; decreased
32
olig/o-
few scanty
33
pan-
all
34
super-
above excess
35
equi-
equal, same
36
eu-
good, true, easy, normal
37
hetero-
other, different, unequal
38
homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
39
iso-
equal, same
40
macro-
large, abnormally large
41
mega-, megalo-
large, abnormally large
42
micro-
small
43
neo-
new
44
normo-
normal
45
ortho-
straight, correct, upright
46
poikilo-
varied, irregular
47
psuedo-
false
48
re-
again, back
49
ante-
before
50
pre-
before, in front of
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pro-
before, in front of
52
post-
after, behind
53
dextro-
right
54
sinistro-
left
55
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
56
ex/o-
away from, outside
57
end/o-
in, within
58
mes/o-
middle
59
syn-, sym-
together
60
tel/e, tel/o-
end
61
cyanosis
bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen
62
melanin
the dark pigment that colors the hair and skin
63
anyhydrous
lacking water
64
decalcify
remove calcium
65
incontinent
not able to contain or control discharge of excretions
66
pseudoplegia
false paralysis
67
abduct
to move away from the midline
68
adduct
to move toward the midline
