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prefixes
MODULE 1 MEDICAL
| prefix | meaning | words uses as example |
|---|---|---|
| ambly | another,different,dull | ambloypia- dull vision |
| andro | male | androgynous- having charestics of both sexes |
| angio | vessel,duct,usually blood vessel | angioplasty- reconstruction of blood vessels |
| atel | imperfect | atelectasis- imperfect expansion of the lungs |
| auto | self | autoimmune-pertaing to immune response to one's own tissue |
| bacter | bacteria | bacteremia-bacteria in the blood |
| bio | life | biology-scientific study of life |
| bardy | slow | bradycardia- slow heart rate, bradypnea- abnormal breathing |
| a-,an- | without,absent | anuria-the absent of urine production |