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Medical Terminology Lesson 6 - Prefix and Suffix A to H

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Term
Definition
Prefix a, an   without  
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anencephalic   without a brain  
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Prefix ab   away from  
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abduction   away from, rotate  
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Prefix ad   toward  
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adduction   toward, rotate  
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ADA   American Dental Association  
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Prefix/Suffix (mostly suffix) algia   pain  
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neuralgia   nerve pain  
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Prefix/Suffix ante (pre-,pro-)   before, wall part  
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antepartum   before birth  
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Prefix anti   against  
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antibacterial   against bacteria  
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Prefix bi (bis-,di-)   two, double  
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bilateral   two sides  
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Prefix/Suffix brady   slow  
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bradycardia   slow heartbeat  
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Prefix circum (peri-)   around  
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circumrenal   around the kidney  
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Ecchymosis   condition of bruising  
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hematoma   a pocket of blood that has clotted and formed a palpable (you can feel it) mass  
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Prefix/Suffix co, con   together  
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concentric   together center, same center  
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Prefix/Suffix de   down or away from  
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dehydrate   away from hydration  
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Prefix/Suffix (mostly suffix) desis   binding, fixation of  
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arthrodesis   surgical fixation of a joint  
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Prefix/Suffix dia   through  
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diaplacental   through the placenta  
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Prefix dys (un-,mis-,dis-)   difficult, abnormal  
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dysemia   abnormal blood  
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Prefix ecto (ect-,exo-)   outside  
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ectocornea   outer layer of the cornea  
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Prefix/Suffix (mostly suffix) ectomy (-tomy)   excision  
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tonsillectomy   tonsil removal  
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Prefix endo (ento-)   within  
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endogastric   within the stomach  
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nare   nostril  
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Prefix epi   outer, on top of, over  
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epigastric   top of stomach  
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Prefix exo (ecto-)   away from  
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exophthalmus   eyes bulging away from  
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congenital   patient was born with the condition  
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Prefix/Suffix extra   outside, beyond  
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extrasensory   beyond senses  
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acute   severe or intense  
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Prefix ferro   iron  
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ferrokinetics   study of iron metabolism  
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Prefix/Suffix fore   before  
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forehead   before head  
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laceration   cut  
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contusion   bruise  
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forefinger   index finger, 1st finger you use  
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Prefix/Suffix form (-oid, morpho-)   shape of  
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reniform   kidney-shaped  
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Prefix/Suffix graphy (-gram)   writing, record  
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graphospasm   writer's cramp  
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Prefix hemi (semi-)   half  
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hemiparesis   paralysis to one half of the body  
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Prefix hydra, hydro (hydr-)   water  
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hydrophobia   water, afraid of  
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Prefix hyper   above  
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hypertension   high tension  
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Prefix hypo   below  
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hypothermic   below temperature  
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anonymous   without a name  
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abducted   taken away  
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adventure   toward a venture  
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antediluvian   before the biblical flood  
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antifreeze   against freeze  
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bilingual   two languages  
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circumnavigate   to go around  
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coexist   live together  
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defamed   lowered respect of  
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diagonal   angled through  
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dysfunctional   not functional  
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ectoplasm   outside substance  
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epicurean   top of the line, the best  
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exotic   away from normal, unusual  
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extracurricular   outside the normal curriculum  
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forecast   before it happens, prediction  
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formula   shape of method study  
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telegraph   communications device  
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Hemisphere   half circle  
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hydroplane   watercraft  
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hyperactive   above normal activity  
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hypothesis   underlying reason, thought, idea, paradigm  
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