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Coding Prefixes
Conditions
Term | Definition |
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ambi- (ex. ambidextrous) | both |
aniso- (ex. anisocoria) | unequal |
dys- (ex. dysphoria) | bad, painful, difficult |
eu- (ex. euphoria) | good, normal |
hetero- (ex. heterogeneous) | different |
homo- (ex. homogeneous) | same |
hypo- (ex. hypogastric) | deficient, below, under, less than normal |
iso- (ex. isotonic) | equal, same |
mal- (ex. malaise) | bad, poor |
megalo- (ex. megalocardia) | large |
hyper- (ex. hyperthryoidism) | excessive, above, more than normal |
a-, an- (ex. anemia) | not, without |
anti-, contra- (ex. antibiotic, contraindication) | against |
brady- (ex. bradycardia) | slow |
dys- (ex. dyspnea) | bad, difficult, painful |
con- (ex. connective) | with, together |
in- (ex. incision) | in, into |
mal- (ex. Malignant) | bad |
para- (ex. paralysis) | near, beside, or abnormal |
per- (ex. parathyroid) | through or by |
tachy- (ex. tackypnea) | fast |
meta- (ex. metacarpal) | beyond, change |
neo- (neonatal) | new |
pan- (ex. pancytopenia) | all |
pseudo- (ex. pseudocyesis) | false |