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prefixes
Term | Definition |
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-blast | embryonic, immature |
-crine | to secrete |
-drome | to run |
-fusion | coming together, to pour |
-gen | substance that produces |
-lapse | to slide, fall, sag |
-lysis | breakdown, destruction, separation |
-meter | to measure |
-mission | to send |
-or | one who |
-oxia | oxygen |
-partum | birth, labour |
-phoria | to bear, carry, feeling, mental state |
-physis | to grow |
-plasia | development, formation, growth |
-plasm | structure, formation |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptosis | falling, drooping, prolapse |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-stasis | stopping, controlling |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
a- an- | no, not, without |
ab- | away from |
ad- | towards |
ana- | up, apart |
ante- | before, forward |
anti- | against |
auto- | self, own |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
cata- | down |
con- | with, together |
contra- | against, opposite |
de- | down, lack of |
dia- | through, complete |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
ec- | out, outside |
endo- | in, within |
epi- | upon, on, above |
eu- | good , normal |
ex- | out, outside |
hemi- | half |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypo- | deficient, under |
in- | not, into, within |
infra- | beneath, under |
inter- | between |
intra- | in, within, into |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
meta- | beyond, change |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | abnormal, beside, near |
per- | through |
peri- | surrounding |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
pro- | before, forward |
pros- | before, forward |
re- | back, again |
retro- | behind, backwards |
sub- | under |
supra- | above, upper |
syn- sym- | together, with |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | complete, through, across |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
uni- | one |
adrenal glands | endocrine glands that secrete chemicals affecting the function of the body |
antibiotic | destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms |
antigen | a substance that stimulates the production of anti bodies |
antibodies | protein substances made in response to foreign antigens |
autoimmune disease | when the body makes antibodies against it's own good cells and tissue |
congenital anomaly | irregularity in a structure or organ |
dialysis | complete separation eg) a dialysis machine |
ectopic pregnancy | the embryo implants outside of the uterus |
prolapse | slides forward or downward |
recombinant DNA | the process of taking a gene from one organism and inserting it into the DNA of another |
syndrome | groups of signs or symptoms that commonly occur together and indicate a particular disease or condition |
symbiosis | two organisms living together in close association, either for mutual benefit or not |
ultrasonography | diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph |
polymerase chain reaction PCR | method of producing multiple copies of a single gene, which is an important tool in recombinant DNA technology |
carp/o | wrist bone |
cis/o | to cut |
cost/o | rib |
cutane/o | skin |
dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
duct/o | to lead, carry |
flex/o | to bend |
gloss/o | tongue |
glyc/o | sugar |
immun/o | protection |
morph/o | shape, form |
mort/o | death |
nat/i | birth |
norm/o | rule, order |
ox/o | oxygen |
pub/o | pubis (pubic bone), anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone |
seps/o | infection |
somn/o | sleep |
son/o | sound |
the/o | to put place |
thel/o theli/o | nipple |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
top/o | place, position, location |
tox/o | poison |
trache/o | windpipe, trachea |
urethr/o | urethra |