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med term prefixes
prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | without,not,no; apnea |
| ab | away from; abduct |
| ad | towards; adduct |
| alb | white; albino |
| ambi | both; ambidextrous |
| an | without; anesthesia |
| ante | before; antecubital |
| auto | self; autograph |
| anti | againt; antidote |
| bi | two;bicuspid |
| bio | life; biology |
| brady | slow; bradycardia |
| chlor/o | green; chlorophyll |
| circum | around; circumcision |
| cirrh/o | yellow; cirrhosis |
| con | with; congenital |
| contra | against; contraindication |
| cyan/o | blue; cyanosis |
| de | down; descend |
| dia | through; diagnosis |
| dis | free of; dislocation |
| dys | difficult;dyspnea |
| ecto | outside; ectopic |
| endo | within; endoscope |
| eosin/o | red; eosinophil |
| epi | over; epigastric |
| erythr/o | red;erythrocyte |
| ex | outside;exhale |
| exo | outside; exogenous |
| extra | outside; extrahepatic |
| glauc/o | gray; glaucoma |
| hemi | half; hemiplegia |
| hetero | different; heterogeneous |
| homeo | same; homeostasis |
| homo | same; homogenesis |
| hydro | water; hydrocephalus |
| hyp | under;hypoxemia |
| hypo | less than; hypoglycemia |
| idio | individual;idiosyncrasy |
| im | not;impotence |
| in | within, not; incompetent |
| infra | below; infraorbital |
| inter | between; intercostal |
| intra | within; intravenous |
| jaund/o | yellow; jaundice |
| juxta | near; juxta-articular |
| leuk/o | white; leukocyte |
| melan/o | black; melanoma |
| meso | middle; mesoderm |
| meta | beyond; metacarpals |
| milli | one-thousandth; milliliter |
| mono | one; monocyte |
| multi | many;multipara |
| non | not; noninvasive |
| pan | all;pancarditis |
| para | beside; paracervical |
| per | through;percussion |
| peri | around;perianal |
| poli/o | gray;poliomyelitis |
| poly | many; polyuria |
| post | after;postoperative |
| pre | before; precordial |
| primi | first; primigravida |
| pseudo | false;pseudoanorexia |
| purpur/o | purple;purpura |
| quadri | four;quadriplegia |
| re | back;reactive |
| retro | behind;retroperitoneal |
| rube | red;rubella |
| semi | half; semiconscious |
| sub | under;subcutaneous |
| supra | above;suprapubic |
| sym | joined;sympathetic |
| syn | together; syndrome |
| tachy | fast;tachycardia |
| trans | through;transurethral |
| tri | three; tricep |
| ultra | beyond;ultrasound |
| uni | one;uninuclear |
| xanth/o | yellow;xanthoderma |