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1
Q

Prim/i

A

First

Ex. Primary

2
Q

Mon/o

A

One

Ex. Monocular

3
Q

Uni

A

One

Ex. Unibrow

4
Q

Hemi

A

Half, one side

Ex. Hemisphere

5
Q

Semi

A

Half, partial

Ex. Semipermeable

6
Q

Bi

A

Two, twice

Ex. Binary

7
Q

Di

A

Two, twice

Ex. Diatomic

8
Q

Dipl/o

A

Double

Ex. Diplococci

9
Q

Tri

A

Three

Ex. Tricuspid

10
Q

Quadr/i

A

Four

Ex. Quadruplet

11
Q

Tetra

A

Four

Ex. Tetralogy

12
Q

Multi

A

Many

Ex. Multicellular

13
Q

Poly

A

Many, much

Ex. Polygamy

14
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

Ex. Cyanosis (lack of oxygen discoloration in skin)

15
Q

erythr/o

A

red

Ex. erythrocyte (red blood cell)

16
Q

leuk/o

A

white

Ex. Leukemia (white blood cell cancer)

17
Q

melan/o

A

black/dark

Ex. Melanin (dark pigment of hair and skin)

18
Q

xanth/o

A

yellow

Ex. xanthoma (yellow skin growth)

19
Q

Prefix ‘a’?

A

Not, without, lack of, absence.

20
Q

Prefix ‘an’?

A

Not, without, lack of, absence.

21
Q

Prefix ‘anti?

A

Against

22
Q

Prefix ‘contra’

A

against, opposite, opposed

23
Q

Prefix ‘de’?

A

Down, without, removal, loss

24
Q

Prefix ‘dis’?

A

Absence, removal, separation

25
Q

in/im

A

not

Ex. Incontinent

26
Q

non

A

not

Ex. Noncontributory

27
Q

un

A

not

Ex. Uncoordinated

28
Q

ab

A

Away from

Ex. Abduct

29
Q

ad

A

Toward, near

Ex. Adduct

30
Q

dia

A

through

Ex. diarrhea

31
Q

per

A

through

Ex. percutaneous

32
Q

trans

A

through

Ex. Transected

33
Q

hyper

A

over, excess, abnormally high, increased

34
Q

hypo

A

under, below, abnormally low, decreased

35
Q

olig/o

A

few, scanty

36
Q

pan

A

all

37
Q

super

A

above, excess

38
Q

equi

A

equal, same

39
Q

eu

A

true, good, easy, normal

40
Q

hetero

A

other, different, unequal

41
Q

homo, homeo

A

same, unchanging

42
Q

iso

A

equal, same

43
Q

macro

A

large, abnormally large

44
Q

mega, megalo

A

large, abnormally large

45
Q

micro

A

small

46
Q

neo

A

new

47
Q

normo

A

normal

48
Q

ortho

A

straight, correct, upright

49
Q

poikilo

A

varied, irregular

50
Q

pseudo

A

false

51
Q

re

A

again, back

52
Q

ante

A

before

53
Q

pre

A

before, in front of

54
Q

pro

A

before, in front of

55
Q

post

A

after, behind

56
Q

dextr/o

A

right

57
Q

sinistr/o

A

left

58
Q

ec, ecto

A

out, outside

59
Q

ex/o

A

away from, outside

60
Q

end/o

A

in, within

61
Q

mes/o

A

middle

62
Q

syn, sym (used before b, m, p)

A

together

63
Q

tel/e, tel/o

A

end