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| prefixes | meaning | words used as example |
|---|---|---|
| cry(o) | cold | cryotherpy- treatment using cold as destructive medium |
| crypt(o) | hidden | cryptochidism-undescended hiddin testicles |
| dys | difficult | dyspnea- difficult breathing |
| glyco | sugar,sweet | glycosuria-abnormal presence of sugar in the urine |
| gyn-,gyneco | female | gynecomastia-an abnormal enlargement of male breast |
| hetero | other,different | heterogeneous-having non-uniform composition |
| homeo,homo | same | homogeny-likeness in structure or from |
| hydra,hydro | water | hydrocephalus-a conditon where abnormal amount of cerebrospinal fluid is present within the cranial vault |
| idio | peculiar to the individual,distant | idiopathy-any primary disease without apparent cause |
| iso | equal,same | isopia-equal vision in both eyes |
| mal | bad | malaise-a vague,uneasy feeling of body weaknedd |
| neo | new,strange | neoplasm-abnormal growth of new tissue, neonate-baby no older than 28 days |
| non | not | noncompliance-not adhering to a medical regimen |
| norm | normal | normoglycemic-normal blood glucose level |
| ortho | straight | othodontist-dentist who specialize in straighting teeth |
| oxy | sharp,acute,rapid | oxytocia-rapid labor |
| path(o) | disease,suffering | pathology-study of diseases |
| phage | eat,consume | phagocytosis-process by which cetain cells engulf and distroy microorganisms |
| pseudo | false | pseudocyesis- a condition were a woman believes she is preganat when she is not |
| sciero | hard | scierotic-pertaing to hardening of tissue |
| stereo | solid,firmly,established,three dimensional | stereognosis-the ability to perceive and understand the form of nature of objects by the sense of touch |
| tachy | fast | tachycardia-fast heart rate,tachypnea-fast breathing |
| terato | malformed,monster | teratogenious-the deveolpment of physical defects in an embryo |
| therap | treatment | therapist-a person with special skills who assits patients with disabilties or illness |
| thermo | heat,warm | thermometer-a device used to measure temperature |
| toxic | poison | toxicosis- disease cause by poision |
| xero | dry | xeroderma-dry skin |
| ana | up,back again | anabolism-bulding up |
| ante | before | antepartal-care of women before the delivery of her infant |
| cata,Kata- | down,through | catoblic illness-a disorder characterized by weight loss dimished muscles and body fat |
| gen | beginning,origin | genetic-pertaining to birth or origin |
| meta | beyond,over,between,change or next to | metaphysis-a region of growing bone in which diaphysis and epiphysis converge |
| noct(i) | night | nocturia-excessive urination at night |
| post | after | postprandial- after a meal |
| pre | before | preload-the stretch of ventricular muscle fibers at end diastole |
| prim | first | primipara-a women pregnant fo0r the first time |
| prot(O) | first | protozoon-a unicellular protist that ingests food |
| sym-,syn | together,union | synthesize-to form by buliding |
| ter(t) | third | tertiary-third in order; tertiary syphilis- the most advance stage of syphilis |
| acro | extremity,tip | acrocyanosis- blush color of hands and feet |
| co-,com-,con- | with together | congenital- born with,comminuted-crushed or broke3n into a number of pieces |
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