Quantitive And Qualitive Prefixes

Front 1

a-

Back 1

no, not, without

Hint 1

acholia = lack or absence of bile secretions

Front 2

an-

Back 2

no, not, without

Hint 2

analgesic = relieving pain

Front 3

ana-

Back 3

up, apart

Hint 3

anabasis = the stage of increase in a disease

Front 4

anti-

Back 4

against

Hint 4

antibody = immune body that fights foreign substances

Front 5

auto-

Back 5

self

Hint 5

autonomic = not subject to voluntary control

Front 6

bi-

Back 6

2

Hint 6

bilateral = pertaining to both sides of the body

Front 7

brady-

Back 7

deficient, under

Hint 7

bradycardia = abnormally slow heartbeat

Front 8

chloro-

Back 8

green

Hint 8

chloroma = malignant, green-colored tumor

Front 9

chromo-

Back 9

color

Hint 9

chromhidrosis = secretion of colored sweat

Front 10

co-

Back 10

with, together

Hint 10

cohort = a group with a characteristic acquired at the same time

Front 11

com-

Back 11

with, together

Hint 11

communicability = ability to spread from infected to susceptible hosts

Front 12

con-

Back 12

with, together

Hint 12

contagious = capable of being transmitted from host to host

Front 13

cyano-

Back 13

blue

Hint 13

cyanosis = bluish skin and mucosal discoloration

Front 14

de-

Back 14

down, lack of

Hint 14

dehydration = lack of water

Front 15

deci-

Back 15

one tenth

Hint 15

deciliter = one tenth of a liter

Front 16

di-

Back 16

2

Hint 16

diataxia = ataxia affecting both sides of the body

Front 17

dia-

Back 17

through
between
apart
across
completely

Hint 17

diarrhea = rapid movement of fecal matter thru the intestine

Front 18

dys-

Back 18

bad
painful

Hint 18

dysphagia = difficulty swallowing

Front 19

erythro-

Back 19

red

Hint 19

erythrocyte = red blood cell

Front 20

hemi-

Back 20

half

Hint 20

hemihypotonia = diminished muscle tone on one side of the body

Front 21

hexa-

Back 21

6

Hint 21

hexavitamin = prep of 6 vitamins

Front 22

hyper-

Back 22

excessive, above

Hint 22

hypertension = persistently high blood pressure

Front 23

hypo-

Back 23

below, deficient

Hint 23

hypoglycemia = low blood sugar

Front 24

leuko-

Back 24

white

Hint 24

leukoencephalitis = inflammation of white brain substance

Front 25

macro-

Back 25

large

Hint 25

macroglossia = excessive size of the tongue

Front 26

mal-

Back 26

bad

Hint 26

malignant = tending to worsen and cause death

Front 27

melano-

Back 27

black

Hint 27

melanotrichia = abnormal increased pigmentation of the hair

Front 28

meta-

Back 28

change, beyond

Hint 28

metamorphosis = change of structure or shape

Front 29

micro-

Back 29

small

Hint 29

micromastia = abnormal smallness of the mammary gland

Front 30

mono-

Back 30

one, single

Hint 30

monogerminal = developed from a single ovum

Front 31

multi-

Back 31

many

Hint 31

multiarticular = pertaining to or affecting many joints

Front 32

neo-

Back 32

new

Hint 32

neonate = a newborn animal

Front 33

pan-

Back 33

all

Hint 33

pandemic = widespread epidemic

Front 34

pent-

Back 34

5

Hint 34

pentadactyl = having 5 digits

Front 35

poly-

Back 35

many, much

Hint 35

polychromatic = many colored

Front 36

pseudo-

Back 36

false

Hint 36

pseudopregnancy = false pregnancy

Front 37

quadr-

Back 37

4

Hint 37

quadrilocular = having 4 cavities

Front 38

sub-

Back 38

less than, beneath

Hint 38

subclinical = without clinical manifestation

Front 39

sym-
syn-

Back 39

with, together

Hint 39

symbiosis = mutually reinforcing

Front 40

tachy-

Back 40

fast

Hint 40

tachycardia = abnormally fast heartbeat

Front 41

tri-

Back 41

three

Hint 41

tribrachius = monster with 3 forelimbs (monster in medicine is a fetus/animal so developmentally abnormal that it probably won't live)

Front 42

ultra-

Back 42

beyond

Hint 42

ultrasonic = beyond the audible range

Front 43

xanth-

Back 43

yellow

Hint 43

xanthemia = presence of yellow coloring matter in the blood