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Medical Terminology - Common Prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
09/02/2008

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Term
a-
Definition
without, away from

aphasia- without speech
Term
an-
Definition
without

anoxia- without oxygen
Term
ante-
Definition
before, in front of

antepartum- before birth
Term
anti-
Definition
against

antibiotic- against life
Term
auto-
Definition

self

autograft- a graft from one's own body

Term
brady-
Definition

slow

bradycardia- slow heartbeat

Term
dys-
Definition

painful, difficult

dyspnea- difficulty breathing

Term
endo-
Definition
within, inner

endoscope- instrument to view within
Term
epi-
Definition

upon,over

epigastric- upon or over the stomach

Term
eu-
Definition

normal, good

eupnea- normal breathing

Term
hetero-
Definition
different

heterograft- a graft from another person's body
Term
homo-
Definition
same

homozygous- having two identical genes
Term
hyper-
Definition

over,above

hypertrophy- overdevelopment

Term
hypo-
Definition
under,below

hypoglossal- under the tongue
Term
infra-
Definition
under, beneath, below

infraorbital- below, under the eye socket
Term
inter-
Definition
among, between

intervertebral- between the vertebrae
Term
intra-
Definition

within,inside

intravenous- inside, within a vein

Term
macro-
Definition
large

macrocephalic- having a large head
Term
micro-
Definition

small

microcephalic- having a small head

Term
neo-
Definition

new

neonate- newborn

Term
pan-
Definition
all

pancarditis- inflammation of all the heart
Term
para-
Definition
beside,beyond,near

paranasal- near or alongside the nose
Term
per-
Definition
through

percutaneous- through the skin
Term
peri-
Definition

around

pericardial- around the heart

Term
post-
Definition

after

postpartum- after birth

Term
pre-
Definition
before, in front of

prefrontal- in front of the frontal bone
Term
pseudo-
Definition
false

pseudocyesis- false pregnancy
Term
retro-
Definition

backward, behind

retrograde- movement in a backward direction

Term
sub-
Definition
below, under

subcutaneous- under, below the skin
Term
super-
Definition

above, excess

supernumerary- above the normal number

Term
supra-
Definition

above

suprapubic- above the pubic bone

Term
tachy-
Definition

rapid, fast

tachycardia- fast heartbeat

Term
trans-
Definition
through, across

transurethral- across the urethra
Term
ultra-
Definition

beyond, excess

ultrasound- high-frequency sound waves

Term
allo-
Definition
other,different from usual
Term
xeno-
Definition
strange,foreign
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