Med Term Vocab - prefixes
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show | Ad- means toward.
For example, adduction is movement of a limb toward the midline of the body.
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show | Chem- means chemistry or drug.
Chem(o) is its combining form.
For example, chemotherapy is a drug treatment used to treat cancer.
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show | Dia- means complete or through.
For example, diagnosis refers to a complete state of knowledge for the purposes of identifying a disease.
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show | Dis- means to separate or take apart.
For example, dissection refers to cutting open an organism to observe its internal structures.
Dis- can also be used to mean:
lack, as in distrust or disorientation
reversal, as in disconnect
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show | Dys- means abnormal or painful.
For example, dysentery is the name of a disease that causes inflammation of the intestine, and is quite painful.
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show | Endo- means inside or within.
For example, endoscopy is a method of visualizing internal organs with a camera.
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epi-/exo- | show 🗑
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show | Hyper- means above or above normal.
For example, hypertension refers to high blood pressure.
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show | Hypo- means under or below normal.
For example, hypoglycemia refers to low blood sugar.
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show | Inter- means between or among.
For example, intercellular means between or among cells
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show | Lyso- means dissolve or dissolution.
For example, lysosomes are parts of cells that dissolve or break down waste.
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macro- | show 🗑
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mal- | show 🗑
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micro- | show 🗑
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mono- | show 🗑
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show | Neo- means new.
For example, a neonate is a newborn.
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para- | show 🗑
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show | Post- means after or behind.
For example, postmortem means after death
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show | Pre- means before.
For example, preoperative means before an operation.
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show | Pro- means before.
For example, prognosis means a prediction of the course of a disease, based on medical knowledge, before it happens.
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show | Re- means again or backward.
For example, relapse refers to a recurrence of a past condition.
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show | Schiz means split.
Schiz(o) is the combining form.
For example, schizophrenia refers to a mental disorder in which mental functions become split and confused.
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show | Sub- means below or under.
For example, subcutaneous refers to something below the skin.
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show | Trans- means moving through or across.
For example, transfusion is a transfer of blood from one person to another.
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