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Terms
Clinical Technique - prefix meaning and example
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Without | ex: apnea |
| from, away from, absent | Ex: abduct |
| abdomine | Ex: abdominal |
| thorn, spine | Ex: acanthocyte |
| extremity, top | Ex: acromegaly |
| toward, increase | Ex: adduct |
| gland | ex: adenopathy (gland disease) |
| both, both side | Ex: ambidexterous |
| blood vessel, lymph vessel | Ex: angiogram |
| unequal , not even | Ex: aniscoria |
| Before | Ex: antebrachium |
| Against | Ex: antibiotic |
| Artery | Ex: aterial |
| Joint | ex. arthritis (inflammation of a joint) |
| Self | Ex: autoimmune |
| Bile | Ex: bilirubin |
| pertaining to the eyelid | Ex: blepharospasm |
| Arm | Ex: brachial |
| Slow | Ex: bradycardia |
| Airway | Ex: bronchitis |
| Cheek | Ex: buccal |
| Cancer | Ex: carcinoma |
| Heart | Ex: cardiovascular |
| Tail | Ex: caudal |
| head | Ex: cephalic |
| Neck | Ex: cervical |
| chemistry, drug | Ex: chemotherapy |
| gallbladder | Ex: choleocystotomy |
| Spindle | Ex: clostridium |
| against, opposite | Ex: contraindicate |
| rib | Ex: costocartilage |
| relating to the cranium | Ex: cranial |
| bladder | Ex: cystitis |
| teeth | Ex: dental |
| skin | Ex: dermatitis |
| back | Ex: dorsum |
| abnormal, bad, difficult, paintful | Ex: dyspnea |
| outer, outside, without | Ex: ectoparasite |
| inside, within | Ex: endocrine |
| intestines | Ex: enteritis |
| upon, over, in addition to | Ex: epithelial |
| red | Ex: erythrocyte |
| cause | Ex: etiology |
| outside, away from | Ex: exoskeleton |
| fibers, fibrous tissue | Ex: fibrosarcoma |
| fine, hair like | Ex: filament |
| stomach | Ex: gastric |
| gums | Ex: gingivitis |
| grey or silver color | Ex: glaucoma |
| tongue | Ex: glossopharyngeal |
| sugar | Ex: glucometer |
| blood | Ex: hematocyte |
| blood vessel | ex. hemangioma |
| liver | ex: hepatitis |
| Tissue | Ex. Histopathology (study of diseased tissue) |
| similar | Ex: homeopathy |
| water | Ex: hydrophilic |
| decreased, below normal | Ex: hypothermic |
| increased, above normal | Ex: hypersegmented |
| uterus | Ex: hysterectomy |
| self, one's own | Ex: idiopathic |
| below, under | Ex: infraorbital |
| between | Ex: intercostal |
| within | Ex: intramuscular |
| same | ex: ipsilateral |
| equal | Ex: isotonic |
| potassium | Ex: kalemic |
| nucleus | Ex: karyolysis |
| cornea | Ex: keratoconjuctivitis |
| humped | Ex: kyphosis |
| lip | Ex: labial |
| abdominal wall, flank | Ex: laparoscopic |
| larynx | Ex: laryngospasm |
| side | Ex: lateral |
| white | Ex: leukocyte |
| tongue | Ex: lingual |
| fat | Ex: lipemic |
| stone, calcium | Ex: lithiasis |
| pertaining to the trunk | Ex: lumbar |
| pertaining to lymph nodes | Ex: lymphoma |
| large, long | ex: macrophage |
| black color | Ex: melanoma |
| after, beside, beyond | Ex: metacarpal |
| small | Ex: microscope |
| thousandth | Ex: millimeter |
| single | Ex: monocyte |
| form, shape | Ex: morphology |
| spinal cord, bone marrow | Ex: myelogram |
| muscle | ex: myocardium |
| nose | Ex: nasal |
| death | Ex: necropsy |
| new | Ex: neonate |
| kidney | ex: nephritis (inflammation of the kidney) |
| nerves | Ex: nervous system |
| nerve | Ex: neuropathy |
| normal | Ex: normochromic |
| eye | Ex: ocular |
| diminished, few, small, scant | Ex: oliguria |
| tumor, bulk | Ex: oncology |
| eye | ex: ophthalmoscope |
| pertaining to mouth | Ex: oral |
| testicle | Ex: orchiectomy |
| straight, correct, upright | Ex: orthopedic |
| bone | ex: osteoarthritis |
| ear | Ex: otitis externa |
| ovaries | Ex: ovariectomy |
| oxygen, acute | Ex: oxyglobin |
| eyelid | ex. palpebral |
| all, entire | Ex: panosteitis |
| disease | ex: pathologist |
| foot | Ex: pedal |
| around | Ex: pericardium |
| eating, devouring | Ex: phagocyte |
| drug, medication | Ex: pharmcology |
| pharynx | Ex: pharyngeal |
| vein | Ex: phlebotomy |
| pertaining to ribs | Ex: pleural |
| air, lung | Ex: pneumonia |
| much, many | Ex: polydipsia |
| after, behind | Ex: postoperation |
| before | Ex: premature |
| before | Ex: protrusion |
| false | ex: pseudopregnancy |
| lungs | Ex: pulmonary |
| pus | Ex: pyometra |
| pelvis | Ex: pyelogram |
| thick | Ex: pyknotic |
| four | ex. quadrant |
| radiation | Ex: radioactive |
| rectum | Ex: rectal |
| kidney | Ex: renal |
| nose | Ex: rhinitis |
| sacrum | Ex:sacroiliac |
| split, cleft | Ex: schistocyte |
| relating to sclera | Ex: scleral |
| half, partly | Ex: semiconscious |
| serum | Ex: serosanguinous |
| body | Ex: somatization |
| spleen | Ex: splenectomy |
| narrow in shape | Ex: stenotic |
| below , under | Ex: subgingival |
| excess, above | Ex: superior |
| above, beyond, at the top | Ex: supragingival |
| fast | Ex: tachycardia |
| chest, chest wall | Ex: thoracocentesis |
| pertaining to platelets , clot | Ex: thrombosis |
| across, over, through | Ex: transmucosal |
| three | Ex: tricep |
| beyond, excessive | Ex: ultrasound |
| urine | Ex: urinalysis |
| uterus | Ex: uterine |
| uvea | Ex: uveitis |
| blood vessel, lymph vessel | Ex: vasoconstriction |
| abdomen | Ex: ventral |
| animal, animal life | zoology |
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