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Medical Terminology-Prefixes
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08/30/2013

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Term
a- or an/a-
Definition
without; example: Anabaptists - a Christian sect that believed in salvation without baptism
anuria - no production of urine
Term
ab-
Definition
away, away from
Term
ad-
Definition
to, toward
Term
an-
Definition
without (a form of "a-" or "ana-" used when the next word part starts with a vowel)
Term
auto-
Definition
self
Term
bi-
Definition
two
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
ex: bradycardia - abnormally slow heartbeat
Term
contra-
Definition
against
Term
dia-
Definition
through
Term
dys-
Definition
not, poor
ex: dysfunctional - not functioning normally
Term
end/o-
Definition
within
Term
epi-
Definition
upon, over
Term
eu-
Definition
good, healthy, normal, well
ex: eupnea - normal breathing
Term
ex/o-
Definition
out, away from
extract - draw out
Term
hemi-
Definition
half, one-sided
hemiplegia - paralysis of one side of body
Term
hetero-
Definition
different
Term
home-
Definition
same
Term
hyper-
Definition
over, above, excessive
Term
hypo-
Definition
under, below, insufficient
Term
infra-
Definition
below, underneath, inferior to infrared - light rays beyond the red end of the spectrum
Term
inter-
Definition
between, in the midst
intercostal - between the ribs
Term
intra-
Definition
within
intravenous - within or into a vein
Term
macro-
Definition
large
Term
micro-
Definition
small
Term
neo-
Definition
new, recent
Term
pan-
Definition
all
Term
par/a-
Definition
near, beside, past, beyond, the opposite; 2 similar parts
example: paracentral - located near the center
Term
per-
Definition
through, by means of
p.o. (abbreviation of Latin "per os") - by mouth
Term
peri-
Definition
around, about
pericardium - sac around the heart
Term
poly-
Definition
many, much
polyandry - practice of having more than 1 husband at a time
Term
post-
Definition
after, behind, posterior postmortem - after death
Term
pre-
Definition
before, in front of
prenatal - before birth
Term
pro-
Definition
for, in front of, before, on behalf of, on account of
prognosis - foreknowledge
Term
pseudo-
Definition
false
Term
retro-
Definition
backward, back, situated behind retroversion - a turning back or backward
Term
sub-
Definition
under, below
subcutaneous - beneath the skin; subcostal - beneath the ribs
Term
super-, supra-
Definition
over, above, beyond, superior supracostal - above the ribs
Term
tachy-
Definition
quick, swift, rapid
tachycardia - abnormally fast heartbeat
Term
trans-
Definition
across, over, beyond, through
Term
ultra-
Definition
beyond, excess
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