Med Term Vocab - prefixes
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| show | Aut- means self.
Aut(o) is its combining form.
For example, an autograft is a surgery using one’s own skin to make the repair.
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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 | 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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| show | Epi- and exo- both mean outside or outside of.
For example, epicardium is the outer heart tissue, and exoskeleton is a skeletal structure found on the outside of an organism
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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 | Macro- means large.
For example, macrophages are large cells.
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| show | Micro- means small.
For example, a microscope is a tool used by scientists to view small body parts, such as tissues and cells.
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| show | Mono- means single or one.
For example, a monolayer refers to a structure with only one layer.
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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 | Poly- means many, or more than usual.
For example, polydipsia means excessive thirst, where dipsa is a Greek root word meaning thirst.
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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 | Sub- means below or under.
For example, subcutaneous refers to something below the skin.
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| show | Tachy- means fast.
For example, tachycardia is a fast heartbeat.
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