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EMT Abbreviations
medical prefixes
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/15/2009

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Term

a-

an-

Definition
absence of
Term
acro-
Definition
extremities
Term
ab-
Definition
away from
Term
ad-
Definition
toward
Term
adeno-
Definition
referring to glands
Term
aer-
Definition
air
Term
ambi-
Definition
both
Term
ana-
Definition

up

again

backward

Term
angle-
Definition

tube

blood vessel

Term
ansi/o-
Definition
unequal
Term
ante-
Definition
before
Term

anti-

contra-

Definition
against
Term
apo-
Definition
upon
Term
append-
Definition
to hand something
Term
arterio-
Definition
related to arteries
Term
artho-
Definition
joint
Term
athero-
Definition
fatty
Term
athlero-
Definition
hardening
Term
audi/o-
Definition
referring to sound
Term

bi-

bin-

Definition
two
Term
bilat-
Definition
both
Term
bios-
Definition
life
Term
blasto-
Definition
germ
embryotic
Term
bleph/o-
Definition
eyelid
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
calc-
Definition
referring to stones
Term
cardio-
Definition
heart
Term
carcino-
Definition
cancerous
Term
cent/i-
Definition
hundred
Term
cephalo-
Definition
head
Term
cerebro-
Definition
brain
Term
chole-
Definition
bile
Term
chondro-
Definition
pertaining to cartilage
Term
circum-
Definition
around
Term
col/o-
Definition
pertaining to the large intestine
Term
colp/o-
Definition
pertaining to the vagina
Term
con-
Definition
with
Term
costo-
Definition
pertaining to the ribs
Term
crypto-
Definition
hidden
Term
cyan-
Definition
blue
Term
cyst-
Definition
sac
Term
cyt-
Definition
cell
Term
de-
Definition
of
Term
dec/i-
Definition
ten
Term
dermatic-
Definition
skin
Term
dia-
Definition

thorough

complete

Term
diplo-
Definition
double
Term
dis-
Definition

to undo

free from

Term
dys-
Definition

difficult

painful

Term

ecto-

ex-

exo-

Definition

outside

outer

Term
encephal-
Definition
pertaining to the brain
Term

endo-

Definition

within

inner

Term
entero-
Definition
small intestine
Term
eso-
Definition
inward
Term
erythro-
Definition
red
Term
eu-
Definition
normal
Term
extra-
Definition
outside of
Term
gastro-
Definition
stomach
Term

glosso-

lingu/o-

Definition
pertaining to the tongue
Term
glyc-
Definition
sweet
Term
hemi-
Definition
half
Term
hemo-
Definition
blood
Term
hemato-
Definition
pertaining to blood
Term
hepato-
Definition
liver
Term
hetero-
Definition
different
Term
homo-
Definition
same
Term
hydro-
Definition
pertaining to water
Term
hyper-
Definition
excessive
Term
hypo-
Definition
lack of
Term
im-
Definition
not
Term
inter-
Definition
between
Term
infra-
Definition

under

below

Term
intra-
Definition

inside

within

Term
iso-
Definition

equal

the same

Term
kinesi-
Definition
pertaining to movement
Term
lapar/o-
Definition
abdominal wall
Term
leuko-
Definition
white
Term
lip-
Definition
fat
Term
lys/o-
Definition

destruction

breaking down

Term
macro-
Definition
large
Term
mal-
Definition
bad
Term
melano-
Definition
black
Term
meningo-
Definition
meninges
Term
meso-
Definition
middle
Term
meta-
Definition

beyond

occuring later in the series

Term
micro-
Definition
small
Term
milli-
Definition
thousand
Term
mono-
Definition
one
Term
mut-
Definition
change
Term
myo-
Definition
muscle
Term

super-

supra-

Definition

above

over

Term
syn-
Definition

together

joined

Term
tachy-
Definition

rapid

Term
tetra-
Definition
four
Term
testi-
Definition
referring to the testicles
Term
therm/o-
Definition
pertaining to temperature
Term
thorac-
Definition
pertaining to the thorax
Term
thrombo-
Definition
clot
Term
trans-
Definition

through

across

over

Term
tri-
Definition
three
Term
trich/o-
Definition
hair
Term
ultra-
Definition

beyond

in excess

Term
uni-
Definition
one
Term
utero-
Definition
womb
Term
uro-
Definition
urine
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