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Med Term 3
Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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En- | Cause to |
Over- | Too much/above |
Sub- | Under or below |
Macro- | Large |
Micro- | Small |
Epi- | Above, upon |
Inter- | Between |
Post- | After, behind |
Hypo- | Under, below, deficient |
Retro- | Backward, Behind |
Pre-, Pro- | Before, in front of |
Infra-, Sub- | Under, Below |
Quadri- | Four |
Tri- | Three |
Bi- | Two |
Primi- | First |
Hemi-, Semi- | One-half |
Nulli- | None |
Di-, dipl-, diplo- | Double |
Mono-, Uni- | One |
Multi-, Poly- | Many |
Super- | Upper, above |
Ab- | Abbduct |
Ad- | Adduct |
Supra- | Above, Excessive, Superior |
Circum-, Peri- | Around |
Dia-, Trans- | Through, Across |
Endo-, Intra- | In, Within |
Ecto-, Exo-, Extra- | Outside, Outward |
Brady- | Slow |
Tachy- | Rapid |
Hetero- | Different |
Pseudo- | False |
Dys- | Bad, painful, difficult |
Eu- | Good, normal |
Mal- | Bad |
Syn- | Union, Together, Joined |
A-, An- | Without, Not |
Anti-, Contra- | Against |
Homo-, Homeo- | Same |
Define: Quadripelgia | Paralysis of 4 limbs |
Define: Triceps | Three heads |
Define: Intercostal | Pertaining to between the ribs |
Define: Postnatal | Pertaining to (the period) after birth |
Define: Diplopia | Double Vision |
Define: Hypodermic | Pertaining to under the skin |
Define: Diarrhea | Flow through |
Define: Circumrenal | Pertaining to around the kidney |
Define: Extracranial | Pertaining to outside the skull |
Define: Bradycardia | Slow heart rate |
Define: Anesthesia | Without feeling |
Define: Dystocia | Childbirth that is bad, painful |
Define: Psuedocyesis | Pregnancy that is false |
Define: Tachypnea | Breathing that is rapid |
Define: Polyphobia | Fear of many things |