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Medical Terminology
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Medical
Graduate
09/16/2011

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Term
a-, an
Definition

without, lack of 

 

a/febrile-(without/fever)

an/emina (lack of/blood)

Term
ir, ar
Definition

no, not

 

ir/regular (not/normal)

ar/rhythmia (no/rhythm)

Term
ab, ef
Definition

away from

 

ab/normal- (away/normal/refers to)

ef/ferent "nerve" (away/carry)

Term
ad, af
Definition

to, toward, near

 

ad/hes/ion- (to/stick/process of)

af/ferent "never" (toward/carry)

Term
ambi
Definition

both, double, two

 

ambi/dextr/ous (both/right/refers to)

Term
ana
Definition

apart, up, back, again

 

ana/tom/y (cutting/apart/procedure of)

Term
ante
Definition

before, in front of

 

ante/cubit/al- in front of/elbow/refers

Term
anti
Definition

against, reversed

 

anti/sepsis-(against/infection or poison)

Term
bi, bin, di, diplo, co
Definition

two, twice, double

 

bi/foc/al-(two/foci/refers)

bin/ocul/ar-(two/eyes/refers to)

diplo/coccus-(double/berry)

co/lateral-(2/sides)

 

Term
cata
Definition

down, under, against

 

cata/bol/ism-(down/lump/state of)

Term
circum
Definition

around, about, circle

 

circum/duct/ion-(around/draw/process of) 

Term
com, con, co
Definition

together, with, both (two)

 

com/minuted- (together/small)

co/lateral- (both/sides)

co/herent-(together/stick)

con/junctiva-(together/join)

Term
contra
Definition

against, opposite

 

contra/cept/ion- (against/conception/refers to)

Term
Ecto
Definition

on out side, situated on 

 

ecto/derm (outer/skin)

Term
de
Definition

away from, remove

 

de/hydr/ate-(remove/water/refers to)

Term
dia
Definition

across, complete, between, total, apart, thorough

 

dia/phragm(arcoss/wall)

dia/gnosis-complete/knowledge

 

Term
dis
Definition

apart or away from, reverse

 

dis/infect-(away from/poison or infection)

Term
e
Definition

out, to remove, protrude

 

e/viscer/ate-take out/organ/refers to

Term
ec
Definition

out from, out

 

ec/topic-out/of place/refers to

Term
em, en
Definition

in, within

 

en/caphal/on-in/head/refers to"brain"

Term
endo
Definition

within

 

endo/metri/um-within/uterus/refers to

Term
epi
Definition

upon, on

 

epi/derm/is-upon/skin/refers to

Term
ex, exo
Definition

upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude

 

exo/gen/ous-outside/originating/refers to

ex/opthalm/ic-protrude/eye/refers to

Term
extra
Definition

outside

 

 

extra/cellul/ar-outsdie/cell/refers to

Term
hyper
Definition

excessive, over, above, more

 

hyper/troph/y-over/growth/process of

Term
hypo
Definition

under, below, deficient, low less, lessor

 

hypo/tens/ion-low/contract or stress/process of

Term
im, in
Definition

in, into, or not

 

im/mature-not/mature

Term
infra
Definition

below, under

 

infra/clavicul/ar-below/collar bone/refers to

Term
inter
Definition

between

 

inter/cost/al-between ribs/refers to

Term
intra
Definition

within

 

intra/cerebr/al-within/cerebrum/refers to

Term
intro
Definition

into, within, in, into

 

intro/vers/ion-inward/turning/process of

Term
meta
Definition

beyond, after, change

 

meta/carp/al-beyond/wrist/refers to

Term
para
Definition

besides, near, beyond

 

para/cardi/ac-besides/heart/refers to

Term
per
Definition

through, excessive, in

 

per/meate-thorough/opening

Term
peri
Definition

around

 

peri/oste/um-around/bone/refers to

Term
post
Definition

after, behind

 

post/part/um-after/childbirth/refers to

Term
pre, pro
Definition

before, in front of

 

pre/maxill/ary-front of/jaw/refers to

pro/gnosis-before knowledge

Term
re
Definition

back, again, contrary

 

re/flex- again/bend

Term
retro
Definition

backward, behind

 

retro/grade-backward/going

Term
sub
Definition

under, low, beneath

 

sub/cutane/ous-under/skin/refers to

Term
super
Definition

above, upper, upon, excessive

 

super/i/or-above/one

Term
supra
Definition

above, upper, upon, excessive

 

supre/stern/al-above/sternum/refers to

Term
sym, syn
Definition

together, with

 

sym/phy/sis-together/growing/state of

syn/drome-together/run

Term
trans
Definition

across, through, beyond

 

tran/sect/ion-cut/across/process of

Term
ultra
Definition

beyond, in excess

 

ultra/violet-beyond/specturm color

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