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med term prefixes
prefixes
Question | Answer |
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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 |