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LPN prefixes

Med terms for LPN class

QuestionAnswer
ex- out, away from
ec- out, out from
exo- outside
extra- outside
ecto- outside
hemi- 0ne-half
semi- one-half
peri- around
circum- around
mesa- middle
medi- middle
poly- many, much
multi- many, much
anti- against
contra- against
co- with, together
con- with, together
sym- together
syn- union, together, joined
ante- before, in front of
pro- before, in front of
pre- before, in front of
hypo- under, below
infra- under, below
sub- under, below
per- through, by
trans- through, across
dia- through, across
im- not
in- in, not
em- in
endo- in, within
intra- in, within
hyper- excessive, above normal
supra- above, excessive
super- above, excessive
epi- above, upon
re- back
homo- same
cata- down
ana- up
brady- slow
gastr- stomach
mal- bad
macro- large
pan- all
uni- one
para- near, beside, beyond
pseudo- false
auto- self
dys- bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
ab- away from
tri- three
osteo- bone
quadri- four
therm- heat
enter- intestine
mono- one
micro- small
tachy- fast
hetero- different
post- after, behind
retro- backward, behind
meta- beyond, change
inter- between
diplo- double, twofold
dis- to free or undo
a- without
eu- good, normal
bi- two
neo- new
an- not
de- from, lack of
ambi- both
ad- toward
primi- first
scler- hardening
ultra- beyond, excess
How many words mean out or outside? 5 ec,ecto,ex,exo,extra
How many words mean one-half? 2 semi & hemi
How many words mean around? 2 peri & circum
How many words mean middle? 2 mesa & medi
How many words mean many, much? 2 poly & multi
How many words mean against? 2 anti & contra
How many words mean with, together? 4 co, con, syn, sym
How many words mean before? 3 ante, pro, pre
How many words mean under, below? 3 hypo, infra, sub
How many words mean through? 3 per, trans, dia
How many words mean not? 3 an, im, in
How many words mean in or within? 4 em & in, endo, intra
How many words mean above, excessive? 3 hyper, supra & super
Which 2 words mean up & down? ana & cata
Which 2 words mean fast & slow? tachy & brady
Which 2 words mean same & different? Homo & hetero
Which 2 words mean large and small? macro and micro
Which words mean 1,2,3,4 mono,uni,bi,tri,quadri
Which 2 words mena toward and away from? ad & ab
Which words mean good and bad? eu & mal, dys
Created by: drtediaper
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