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PTC Medical Terminology. Chapter 2: Prefixes, Quantity Prefixes

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Bi-

Two


Biceps; “Bicycle”

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Brady-

Slow


Bradycardia

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Diplo-

Double


Diploid

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Hemi-

Half


Hemihypertrophy

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Hetero-

Other; Different


Heterogeneous

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Homo-

Same


Homozygous genotype

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Hyper-

Above; Beyond; Excessive


Hypertension

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Hypo-

Under; Deficient


Hypotension; “hypoallergenic dogs are deficient in allergens”

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Iso-

Equal; like


Isotense

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Macro-

Large; Long; Big


Macrophage

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Mic-, Micro-

Small


Microglia

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Mon-, Mono-

One


Monocyte

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Olig/o-

Few; Little


Oliguria; “There are few oligarchs.”

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Poly-

Many, Excessive


Polyuria

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Quadri-

Four


Quadriceps

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Semi-

Half


Semilunar valves

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Tachy-

Fast


Tachycardia; “seeing a tacky dress always makes my heart beat faster”

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Tetra-

Four


Tetralogy of Fallot; “Tetris Blocks contain four parts.”

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Tri-

Three


Triceps

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Uni-

One


Unicellular or Unilateral