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common prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a(n)- | absence,without (anuria (lack of urine output) |
ab- | away from (abduct-move away from) |
ad- | toward (adduct (move toward) |
ambi- | both sides (ambidextrous (using both hands) |
ante- | before,forward (anterior (front of body) |
anti- | against (antibody (immune response to an organism) |
apo- | away from (apophysis (growth or protuberance) |
aut(o)- | self (autoanalysis (self analysis) |
bi- | two (bigeminy (occurring in pairs) |
diplo- | double (diplopia (double vision) |
dys- | difficult,painful (dysuria (painful urination) |
ec- | out of (ectopic (out of place) |
end(o)- | inward (endoscope (a device used to examine a body cavity) |
eu- | normal,health (euthyroid (normal thyroid function) |
ex- | outside (exfoliation (peeling of layers) |
hetero- | other,different (heterogeneous (different characteristics) |
hypercholesterolemia- | above,beyond (hypernatremia (excess sodium) |
infra- | beneath (infra-axillary(below the axilla) |
intra- | within,into (intramuscular (into the muscle) |
juxta- | near (juxta-articular (near a joint |
macr(o)- | large,long (macromastia (excessive breast size) |
mal- | bad,abnormal (malformation (abnormally formed) |
mega- | great,large (megacolon (enlarged colon) |
meta- | beyond,change (metaphase (2nd stage of cell division) |
micr(o)- | small (microbe (tiny organism) |
mono- | one (monochromatic (having only one color) |
morph(o)- | shape (morphology (study of the form and structure of organisms |
multi- | many (multifocal (arising from many locations) |
olig(o)- | few,little (oliguria (too little urine) |
par(a)- | near,beside,accessory to (paracentesis (puncture of a cavity for aspiration of fluid) |
peri- | around (pericecal (around the cecum) |
pico- | one-trillionth (picornavirus (extremely small RNA virus) |
poly- | much,many (polydipsia (excessive thirst) |
post- | behind,after (postoperative (after surgery) |
pre- | before, in front of (preanesthesia (before anesthetic is given) |
pro- | favoring,supporting,substituting for,in front of (procoagulant (promotes coagulation) |
pseudo- | false (pseudocyst (a cavity resembling a true cyst) |
re- | back,contrary (recurrent fever (fever that returns after a remission) |
retr(o)- | backward (retroauricular (behind the auricle) |
semi- | half (semiflexion (position of a limb midway between extension and flexion) |
sub- | under (subclinical (without symptoms) |
super- | above (supercilia (the eyebrow) |
supra | above,upon (supraorbital (above the orbit) |
tetra- | four (tetralogy (group of four) |
trans- | across,through (transdermal (entering through the skin) |