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Med Prefixes #2
Common Number, Shape, Position, and Color Prefixes in Medical Terms
Question | Answer | EXAMPLE OF USE IN MEDICAL TERM |
---|---|---|
Brady- | Slow | Bradycardia |
Hyper- | Above; Beyond; Excessive | Hypertension |
Hypo- | Under; Deficient | Hypotension |
Iso- | Equal; Like | Isointense |
Macro- | Large; Long; Big | Macrophage |
Mic-, Micro- | Small | Microglia |
Olig/o- | Few; Little | Oliguria |
Tachy- | Fast | Tachycardia |
Cry/o- | Cold | Cryotherapy |
Kin/o-, Kine-, Kinesi/-o- | Movement | Kinetic Energy |
Reticul/o- | Net | Reticulocytes |
Scoli/o- | Twisted | Scoliosis |
Therm/o- | Heat | Thermotherapy |
Cyano- | Blue | Cyanosis |
Erythr/o | Red | Erythrocyte |
Leuk/o | White | Leukocyte |
Ab-, Abs- | Away From | Abductor |
Ad- | Towards | Adductor |
Ante- | Before; Forward | Antenatal |
Ect/o-, Exo- | Outer; Outside | Exocrine Gland |
End/o-, Ent-, Enter/o- | Within; Inner | Endocrine Gland |
Epi- | Upon; Outside of | Epidermis |
Infra- | Beneath; Below | Infratemporal fossa |
Inter- | Between | Interstitial fluid |
Intra- | Within | Intracellular fluid |
Meso- | Middle | Mesoderm |
Peri- | Around | Pericardium |
Sy-, Syl-, Sym-, Syn, Sys- | Together | Syndrome |