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Med Term pg2
page 2 of the med term prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ex- | Out from; Exhale (breath out) |
| exo- | Out; Exophthalmia (eye bulge outward) |
| hetero- | Different; Heterograft (a graft from another person) |
| homo- | Same; Homozygous (having two identical genes) |
| hydro- | Water; Hydrotherapy (water therapy) |
| hyper- | Over, above; Hypertrophy (over development) |
| hypo- | Under, below; Hypoglossal (under the tongue) |
| im- | Not; Impotent (not able to achieve erection) |
| in- | Not, into; Incompetent (not able) |
| infra- | Under, below; Infraorbital (below the eye socket) |
| inter- | Among, between; Intervertebral (between the vertebrae) |
| intra- | Within, inside;Intravenous (inside, within a vein) |
| latero- | Side; Lateral (to the side) |
| mal- | Bad, ill; Malpractice (bad or harmful practice) |
| medi- | Middle; Medial (toward the middle of a structure) |
| meso- | Middle; Mesoderm (middle embryonic cell layer) |
| meta- | Change, beyond; Metamorphosis (change shape) |
| mid- | Middle; Midline (line dividing right and left) |
| neo- | New; Neonate (newborn) |
| pachy- | Thick; Pachyderma (thick skin) |
| pan- | All; Pancarditis (inflammation of entire heart) |
| para- | Beside, beyond, near;Paransal (near or alongside the nose) |
| per- | Through; Percutaneous (through the skin) |
| peri- | Around; Pericardial (around the heart) |