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Med Prefixes #2
Common Number, Shape, Position, and Color Prefixes in Medical Terms
| Question | Answer | EXAMPLE OF USE IN MEDICAL TERM |
|---|---|---|
| Brady- | Slow | Bradycardia |
| Hyper- | Above; Beyond; Excessive | Hypertension |
| Hypo- | Under; Deficient | Hypotension |
| Iso- | Equal; Like | Isointense |
| Macro- | Large; Long; Big | Macrophage |
| Mic-, Micro- | Small | Microglia |
| Olig/o- | Few; Little | Oliguria |
| Tachy- | Fast | Tachycardia |
| Cry/o- | Cold | Cryotherapy |
| Kin/o-, Kine-, Kinesi/-o- | Movement | Kinetic Energy |
| Reticul/o- | Net | Reticulocytes |
| Scoli/o- | Twisted | Scoliosis |
| Therm/o- | Heat | Thermotherapy |
| Cyano- | Blue | Cyanosis |
| Erythr/o | Red | Erythrocyte |
| Leuk/o | White | Leukocyte |
| Ab-, Abs- | Away From | Abductor |
| Ad- | Towards | Adductor |
| Ante- | Before; Forward | Antenatal |
| Ect/o-, Exo- | Outer; Outside | Exocrine Gland |
| End/o-, Ent-, Enter/o- | Within; Inner | Endocrine Gland |
| Epi- | Upon; Outside of | Epidermis |
| Infra- | Beneath; Below | Infratemporal fossa |
| Inter- | Between | Interstitial fluid |
| Intra- | Within | Intracellular fluid |
| Meso- | Middle | Mesoderm |
| Peri- | Around | Pericardium |
| Sy-, Syl-, Sym-, Syn, Sys- | Together | Syndrome |