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Prefixes
Word prefixes chapter 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| extra | outside |
| peri | pericardium/around |
| ecto | ectoderm/outside |
| ex | exhale/out |
| exo | exoskeleton/outside |
| ec | ectopic/out |
| e | evoke/out |
| circum | circumcision/around |
| trans | translate/through |
| dia | diagnostic/through |
| ad | adrenalin/toward |
| post | postpartum/after |
| ab | abduct/away |
| re | rehabilitation/again |
| tachy | tachycardia/fast |
| pre | precondition/before |
| brady | bradycardia/slow |
| ante | antepartum/before |
| pro | probiotic/before |
| de | /dehydration/down |
| anti | antibiotics/against |
| contra | contraception/against |
| an | anemia/not |
| a | aphasia/not |
| en | enema/in/inside |
| endo | endocrine/in/inside |
| intra | intravenous/in/inside |
| epi | epididymus/upon |
| sub | subcutaneous/beneath |
| inter | intercostal/between |
| con | congestion/with/together |
| syn | syndrome/with/together |
| sym | symmetry/with/together |
| dys | dysentery/bad |
| eu | euphoria/good |