BPS Medical Prefixes
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| Prefix | A - The beginning of a medical term.
B - It changes or modifies the root word in the term.
C - Prefixes INDICATE the location, presence, time, number, quantity, size, frequency, position, etc ..
D- If written alone they are denoted w/ (-) to the
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| Prefix of a-, an- | Meaning: no, not, without
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| Prefix of Ante-, Pre-, Pro- | Meaning: before, In front
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| Prefix of Anti-, Contra | Meaning: Against
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| Prefix of Bi, Diplo | Meaning: Two/Double
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| Prefix of Brady | Meaning: Slow
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| Prefix of Tachy | Meaning: Fast, Rapid
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| Prefix of Circum-, Peri- | Meaning: Around/ Surrounding
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| Prefix of De- Dehydration | Meaning: Lack of
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| Prefix of Dia-, Trans | Meaning: Through
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| Prefix of Dys- | Meaning: Difficult, painful, abnormal
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| Prefix of Endo | Meaning: Within/ inside
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| Prefix of Hyper- | Meaning: Increase, High, Excessive
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| Prefix of Hypo | Meaning: low, decrease
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| Prefix of Ecto- | Meaning: Outside
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| Prefix of Ex-, Exo- | Meaning: Outside
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| Prefix of Extra- | Meaning: Away form
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| Prefix of Epi- | Meaning: Upon, over
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| Prefix of Eu | Meaning; Normal, Easy
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| Prefix of Hemi- | Meaning: half
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| Prefix of poly- | Meaning: Excessive, Many
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| Prefix of Sub- | Meaning: below, under
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| Prefix of Inter - | Meaning: Between
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| Prefix of Intra- | Meaning: Within, Inside
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| Prefix of Mal- | Meaning: Bad
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| Prefix of Megalo-, Mega | Meaning: Large
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| Prefix of Micro- | Meaning: Small
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| Prefix of Uni-, Mono | Meaning: one, single
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| Prefix of Multi- | Meaning: Many
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| Prefix of Oligo- | Meaning: Scanty
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| Prefix of Pan- | Meaning: all, entire
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| Prefix Post | Meaning: after, behind
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| Prefix of Quadri- | Meaning: Four
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| Prefix of Re- | Meaning: Again, back
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| Prefix of Super-, Supra- | Meaning: above, over
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| Prefix of Ultra- | Meaning: beyond
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| Prefix of Con- | Meaning: with, together
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| Prefix of Auto- | Meaning: Self
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| Prefix of Nulli- | Meaning: Zero, none
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| Prefix of Hydro- | Meaning: water
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| Prefix of Pseudo- | Meaning: False
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| Prefix of Neo- | Meaning: New
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| prefix of Retro- | Meaning: Backward
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| Apnea | not breathing
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| Arrhythmia | without a normal rhythm
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| Anesthesia | No feeling
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| Prenatal | before birth
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| Anterior | In of structure
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| Anticoagulant | works against clotting
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| Contraceptive | Any device that works against conception
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| Bilateral | two sides
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| Diplococci | Bacteria in pairs
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| Bradycardini | slow heart beat (below 60 beat per minute)
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| Tachycardia | Fast heart beat(over 100 beats per minute)
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| Circumcision | removal of foreskin on the tip of the penis.
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| Pericardium | Tissue that surrounds the heart
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| Dehydration | lack of water
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| Transdermal | Through the skin
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| Diathermy | heat passing through the skin
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| Dysuria | difficult urinating
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| Endoscopy | Visual exam of the inside the body
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| Hypertension | high blood pressure
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| Hypotension | low blood pressure
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| Ectopic Pregnancy | It's a pregnancy outside the normal location
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| Eupnea | normal breathing
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| Exoskeleton | skeleton on the outside (no skin: insects)
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| Extract | Removal of tooth away for the oral cavity
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| Epidermis | outer most layer of the skin
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| Epigastric | upon the stomach
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| Hemigastrectomy | surgical removal of half of the stomach
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| Polyuria | Excessive urination
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| Sublingual | under the tongue
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| Intercostal | Between the ribs
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| Intravenous | Within a vein
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| Malignant | "BadTumor" Cancerous tumor
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| Megalocyte | Large cell
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| Microscope | instrument used to view small organisms
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| Unicellur | single cell
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| Monomyoplegia | paralysis of one muscle
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| Quadriplegia | paralysis of all 4 limbs
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| Multipara | woman that has multiple pregnancies
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| Oliguria | Scanty urine
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| Pancarditis | Inflammation of the entire heart
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| Posterior | behind a structure
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| Post-Operative | after the operation
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| Relapse | disease returns
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| Reproduce | produce again
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| Superficial | on the surface
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| Suprapubic | above the pubic area
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| Ultrasound | beyond the speed of sound
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| Congenital | "born with"
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| Concentric | within a circle
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| Autophilia | attraction to oneself
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| Nulligraudia | no pregnancies
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| Hydronephrosis | water in kidney
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| Pseudoanorexia | False or pretend anorexia
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| Neoplasm | new growth
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| Retroflexion | turning back on itself
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