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Prefixes

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What does the prefix in cyanosis mean?   blue  
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What does the prefix in erythema mean   red  
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What does the prefix in leukocyte mean?   white  
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What does the prefix in melanin mean?   black, dark  
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What does the prefix in xanthoma mean?   yellow  
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What does the prefix in antidote mean?   not, without, lack of, absence  
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What does the prefix in aseptic mean?   not, without, lack of, absence  
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What does the prefix in contraindicated mean?   against, opposite  
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What does the prefix in detoxify mean?   down, without, removal, loss  
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What does the prefix in dissect mean?   absence, removal, separation  
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What does the prefix in incontinent mean?   not  
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What does the prefix in noncontributory mean?   not  
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What does the prefix in uncoordinated mean?   not  
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What does the prefix in abduct mean?   away from  
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What does the prefix in adduct mean?   toward; near  
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What does the prefix in diarrhea mean?   through  
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What does the prefix in percutaneous mean?   through  
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What does the prefix in transfusion mean?   through  
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What does the prefix in hypertension mean?   over, excess, abnormally high, increased  
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What does the prefix in hypoglycemia mean?   under, below, abnormally low, decreased  
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What does the prefix in oligospermia mean?   few, scanty  
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What does the prefix in pandemic mean?   all  
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What does the prefix in supersensitive mean?   above, excess  
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What does the prefix in equilibrium mean?   equal, same  
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What does the prefix in eupnea mean?   true, good, easy, normal  
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What does the prefix in heterogeneous mean?   other, different, unequal  
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What does the prefix in homograft mean?   same, unchanging  
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What does the prefix in homeostasis mean?   same, unchanging  
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What does the prefix in isocellular mean?   equal, same  
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What does the prefix in macroscopic mean?   large, abnormally large  
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What does the prefix in megacolon mean?   large; abnormally large  
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What does the prefix in megalocyte mean?   large; abnormally large  
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What does the prefix in microchip mean?   small  
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What does the prefix in neonate mean?   new  
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What does the prefix in normovolemia mean?   normal  
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What does the prefix in orthodontics mean?   straight, correct, upright  
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What does the prefix in poikiloderma mean?   varied; irregular  
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What does the prefix in pseudoplegia mean?   false  
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What does the prefix in reflux mean?   again; back  
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What does the prefix in antedate mean?   before  
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What does the prefix in prenatal mean?   before, in front of  
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What does the prefix in prodrome mean?   before, in front of  
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What does the prefix in postnasal mean?   after, behind  
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What does the prefix in dextrogastria mean?   right  
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What does the prefix in sinistrad mean?   left (sinistr/o-)  
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What does the prefix in ectopic mean?   out; outside  
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What does the prefix in excise mean?   away from; outside  
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What does the prefix in endoderm mean?   in; within  
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What does the prefix in mesencephalon mean?   middle  
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What does the prefix in synapse mean?   together  
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What does the prefix in telophase mean?   end  
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What does the prefix in sympathetic mean?   together  
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