If you missed any of the questions in frames 158 and 159, please review the appropriate
frame(s) before continuing to frame 160.
Section VI. PREFIXES - PERTAINING TO AMOUNT OR COMPARISON
We will now study prefixes thatindicate amount or comparison.
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160 Uni and mono- are prefixes which
mean one or single. Monocyte, for
example, refers to a __________ cell.
A unicycle has one wheel.
mon'o-sit
single
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161 Bi- is a prefix indicating the number
two. Bi-lateral, then, refers to
__________ sides. A bicycle has two
wheels.
bi-lat'er-al
two
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162 The prefix for three is tri. Therefore,
the valve in the heart which has
__________ parts is called the
tricuspid valve. A tricycle has three
wheels.
tri-kus'pid
three
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