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ch. 3
Chapter 3
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Undergraduate 3
08/27/2014
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Term
mono-
(numbers)
 Definition
one
Term
uni-
(numbers)
 Definition
one
Term
bi-
(numbers)
 Definition
two
Term
di-
(numbers)
 Definition
two
Term
tri-
(numbers)
 Definition
three
Term
quad-
(numbers)
 Definition
four
Term
quadri-
(numbers)
 Definition
four
Term
tetra-
(numbers)
 Definition
four
Term
centi-
(numbers)
 Definition
one hundred, or one-hundredth
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milli-
(numbers)
 Definition
one-thousandth
Term
diplo-
(quantities)
 Definition
double
Term
hemi-
(quantities)
 Definition
half
Term
semi-
(quantities)
 Definition
partly
Term
hyper-
(quantities)
 Definition
excessive, more than normal
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hypo-
(quantities)
 Definition
beneath, less, below normal
Term
multi-
(quantities)
 Definition
many
Term
poly-
(quantities)
 Definition
many
Term
nulli-
(quantities)
 Definition
none
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pan-
(quantities)
 Definition
all
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primi-
(quantities)
 Definition
first
Term
super-
(quantities)
 Definition
excessive
Term
ultra-
(quantities)
 Definition
excessive
Term
mono-
(quantities)
 Definition
single
Term
oligo-
(quantities)
 Definition
few, little, scanty
Term
pluri-
(quantities)
 Definition
several, more
Term
quadra-
(quantities)
 Definition
four, quarters
Term
quadric-
(quantities)
 Definition
four, quarters
Term
ab-
(position or direction)
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
(position or direction)
 Definition
toward
Term
ante-
(position or direction)
 Definition
before in time or place
Term
pre-
(position or direction)
 Definition
before in time or place
Term
circum-
(position or direction)
 Definition
around
Term
peri-
(position or direction)
 Definition
around
Term
dia-
(position or direction)
 Definition
through
Term
ecto-
(position or direction)
 Definition
out, without, away from
Term
ex-
(position or direction)
 Definition
out, without, away from
Term
exo-
(position or direction)
 Definition
out, without, away from
Term
extra-
(position or direction)
 Definition
out, without, away from
Term
en-
(position or direction)
 Definition
inside
Term
endo-
(position or direction)
 Definition
inside
Term
end-
(position or direction)
 Definition
inside
Term
epi-
(position or direction)
 Definition
above, on
Term
hypo-
(position or direction)
 Definition
beneath, under, below
Term
infra-
(position or direction)
 Definition
beneath, under, below
Term
inter-
(position or direction)
 Definition
between
Term
sub-
(position or direction)
 Definition
beneath, under, below
Term
intra-
(position or direction)
 Definition
within
Term
meso-
(position or direction)
 Definition
middle
Term
mid-
(position or direction)
 Definition
middle
Term
para-
(position or direction)
 Definition
near, beside, or abnormal
Term
per-
(position or direction)
 Definition
through or by
Term
post-
(position or direction)
 Definition
after, behind
Term
retro-
(position or direction)
 Definition
behind or backwards
Term
super-
(position or direction)
 Definition
above, beyond
Term
supra-
(position or direction)
 Definition
above, beyond
Term
sym-
(position or direction)
 Definition
joined, together
Term
syn-
(position or direction)
 Definition
joined, together
Term
trans-
(position or direction)
 Definition
across
Term
ante-
(time and size)
 Definition
before
Term
pre-
(time and size)
 Definition
before
Term
pro-
(time and size)
 Definition
before
Term
post-
(time and size)
 Definition
after
Term
macro-
(time and size)
 Definition
large or great
Term
mega-
(time and size)
 Definition
large or great
Term
megalo-
(time and size)
 Definition
large or great
Term
micro-
(time and size)
 Definition
small
Term
a-
(negation)
 Definition
no, not, or without
Term
an-
(negation)
 Definition
no, not, or without
Term
in-
(negation)
 Definition
not, or inside
Term
anti-
(description)
 Definition
against
Term
contra-
(description)
 Definition
against
Term
brady-
(description)
 Definition
slow
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dys-
(description)
 Definition
bad or difficult
Term
eu-
(description)
 Definition
good or normal
Term
mal-
(description)
 Definition
bad
Term
pro-
(description)
 Definition
before, favoring or supporting
Term
tachy-
(description)
 Definition
fast
Term
in-
(description)
 Definition
inside
Term
alb/o
 Definition
white
Term
albin/o
 Definition
white
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
leuc/o
 Definition
white
Term
chlor/o
 Definition
green
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
jaune (French)
 Definition
yellow
Term
-lucence??? ask teacher
 Definition
light can pass through totally or partially
Term
-patent
 Definition
light cannot easy or pass through at all........ ask teacher what this is supposed to say because this makes no sense!!
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-genic
 Definition
produced by or in
Term
-genesis
 Definition
producing or forming
Term
-gram
 Definition
a record
Term
-graph
 Definition
the instrument for recording
Term
-graphy
 Definition
the process of recording
Term
-kinesis
 Definition
movement or motion
Term
-kinesia
 Definition
movement or motion
Term
-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
Term
-lysin
 Definition
that which destroys
Term
-lysis
 Definition
process of destroying
Term
-lytic
 Definition
capable of or producing destruction
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
Term
-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating or swallowing
Term
-phagic
 Definition
eating or swallowing
Term
-phagy
 Definition
eating or swallowing
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-schisis
 Definition
split or cleft
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument used for viewing
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of examining visually
Term
-trophic
 Definition
nutrition
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nutrition
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air
Term
blast/o
 Definition
embryonic form
Term
cancer/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
carin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cry/o
 Definition
cold
Term
crypt/o
 Definition
hidden
Term
dips/o
 Definition
thirst
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
narc/o
 Definition
stupor
Term
necr/o
 Definition
dead
Term
optic/o
 Definition
vision
Term
opt/o
 Definition
vision
Term
pharmacy/o
 Definition
drugs or medicine
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
phon/o
 Definition
voice
Term
phot/o
 Definition
light
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
top/o
 Definition
position or place
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea, windpipe
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