Prefixes Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
Oligospermia
A
Abnormally low number of sperm cells in semen
2
Q
Neonate
A
Newborn infant
3
Q
Iso
A
Equal, same
4
Q
Di
A
Two, twice
5
Q
Per
A
Through
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Q
Semi
A
Half, partial
7
Q
Bio
A
Life
8
Q
A, an
A
not, without, lack of, absence
9
Q
Metro/o
A
measure
10
Q
Excise
A
To cut out
11
Q
Non
A
Not
12
Q
-sis
A
Condition of
13
Q
Dextrocardia
A
Condition in which the heart is displaced to the right
14
Q
Hetero
A
Other, different, unequal
15
Q
Quadr/i
A
Four
16
Q
Diplo/o
A
Double
17
Q
Melan/o
A
Black, dark
18
Q
Dia
A
Through
19
Q
Ab
A
Away from
20
Q
Trans
A
Through
21
Q
Un
A
Not
22
Q
Antiseptic
A
Agent used to prevent infection
23
Q
Pseudonplegia
A
False paralysis
24
Q
Tri
A
Three
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Iso
equal, same
26
Eu
True, good, easy, normal
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Anti
Against
28
Ante
Before
29
Xanthoma
Yellow growth on the skin
30
Mes/o
Middle
31
Hyperthemia
High body temperature
32
Pseudo
False
33
Hypo
Under, below, abnormally low, decreased
34
Super
Above, excess
35
Mon/o
One
36
Macro
Large, abnormally large
37
Euthanasia
Easy or painless death
38
Hyposecretion
Underproduction of a substance
39
Cyan/o
Blue
40
Isometric
Of equal dimensions
41
Prim/i
First
42
Micro
Small
43
Clon (e)
Colony, clone
44
Hyper
Over, excess, abnormally high, increased
45
Homo, Homeo
Same, unchanging
46
Microcardia
Condition in which the heart is extremely small
47
Syn, Sym (Used before b, m, p)
Together
48
Tetra
Four
49
Macrocytic
Pertaining to a very large cell
50
Post
After, behind
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Poly
Many, much
52
Pro
Before, in front of
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Poikilo
Varied, irregular
54
Leuk/o
White
55
In, im (used before b,m,p)
Not
56
Xanth/o
Yellow
57
Re
Again, back
58
Ortho
Straight, correct, upright
59
Symbiosis
Association of two or more
60
Synapse
A junction between two nerve cells
61
Percutaneos
Through the skin
62
Uni
one
63
Ex/o
Away from, outside
64
End/o
In, within
65
Bi
Two, twice
66
Ectopic
Out of normal position
67
Isocellular
Composed of similar cells
68
Olig/o
Few, scanty
69
Multi
Many
70
Sym
Together
71
Endocardiac
Pertaining to the innermost layer of the heart
72
Ec, Ecto
Out, outside
73
Normo
Normal
74
Microcytic
Pertaining to a very small cell
75
Dextrogastria
Displacement of the stomach to the right
76
Mon/o
one
77
Monoclonal
Pertaining to a single colony
78
Melanin
Dark pigment that colors the hair and skin
79
Anhydrous
Lacking water
80
Reflux
Backward flow
81
Erythrocyte
Red blood cell
82
Cyanosis
Bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen
83
De
down, without, removal, loss
84
Pan
All
85
Dis
Absence, removal, separation
86
Monocytic
Pertaining to a cell with a single nucleus
87
Leukemia
Cancer of white blood cells
88
Erythr/o
Red
89
Mesencephalon
Middle portion of the brain
90
Endoderm
Inner layer of a developing embryo
91
Contra
Against, opposite, opposed
92
Equi
Equal, same
93
Sinistr/o
Left
94
Pre
Before, in front of
95
Neo
New
96
Ectocardia
Condition in which the heart is outside its normal position
97
Ad
To
98
Tel/e, Tel/o
End, far, at a distance
99
Hemi
Half, one side
100
Mega, Megal/o
Large, abnormally large
