click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
ciervo151/153
phat151/153/class notes
| _Prefix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ante | before | antepartum |
| anti | against | antibiotic |
| bi | two, both | bilateral |
| bio | life | biology |
| ecto | outside | ectoplasm |
| endo | into, within | endoscopic |
| epi | upon, above | epidermic |
| multi | many | multinuclear |
| myo | muscle | myocarditis |
| poly | many | polyarthritis |
| semi | half | semiconscious |
| ultra | beyond, excesive | ultrasound |
| ectomy | excision, removal | hysterectomy |
| emesis | vomit | hyperemesis |
| gram | record | electrocardiogram |
| ism | condition | cryptorchidism |
| itis | inflammation | appendicitis |
| logy | study of | microbiology |
| oma | tumor | carcinoma |
| pathy | disease | hemopathy |
| phobia | abnormal fear | photophobia |
| scope | instrument used to view | oscilloscope |
| stomy | surgical creation of a new opening | colostomy |
| tomy | incision, cutting | phlebotomy |
| alb | white | albinism |