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Medical Prefixes
Wellesley College EMT-B Course
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01/07/2011
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Term
a-
 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
an-
 Definition
without or absence of
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ana-
 Definition
up; again; backward
Term
angle-
 Definition
tube, blood vessel
Term
ansi/o-
 Definition
unequal
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term
anti-
 Definition
before
Term
apo-
 Definition
upon
Term
append-
 Definition
to hang something
Term
arterio-
 Definition
having to do with the arteries
Term
artho-
 Definition
joint
Term
athero-
 Definition
fatty (porridge like)
Term
athlero-
 Definition
hardening
Term
audi/o-
 Definition
referring to sound
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
bilat-
 Definition
both
Term
bin-
 Definition
two
Term
bios-
 Definition
life
Term
blasto-
 Definition
germ or 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
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cerebro-
 Definition
brain
Term
chole-
 Definition
bile
Term
chondro-
 Definition
pertaining to the 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
contra-
 Definition
against
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 or painful
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outside, outer
Term
encephal-
 Definition
pertaining to the brain
Term
endo-
 Definition
within, liver
Term
entero-
 Definition
small intestine
Term
eso-
 Definition
inward
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal
Term
ex-
 Definition
outside, outward
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside, outward
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside of
Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
glosso-
 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
hetaro-
 Definition
different
Term
homo-
 Definition
the 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
below or under
Term
intra-
 Definition
within or inside
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal or the same
Term
kinesi-
 Definition
pertaining to movement
Term
lapar/o-
 Definition
abdominal wall
Term
leuko-
 Definition
white
Term
lip-
 Definition
fat
Term
lingu/o-
 Definition
pertaining to the tongue
Term
lys/o-
 Definition
breaking down or destruction
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad or disordered
Term
melano-
 Definition
black
Term
meningo-
 Definition
meninges
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond, after, occurring later in a series
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
milli-
 Definition
thousand
Term
mono-
 Definition
one (single)
Term
mut-
 Definition
change
Term
myo-
 Definition
muscle
Term
narc/o-
 Definition
sleep
Term
necr/o-
 Definition
dead
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
nephro-
 Definition
kidney
Term
neuro-
 Definition
nerve
Term
noct/i-
 Definition
night
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
oct/o-
 Definition
eight
Term
olig/o-
 Definition
few, little
Term
oo-
 Definition
egg
Term
oophor-
 Definition
pertaining to the ovary
Term
onco-
 Definition
tumor or mass
Term
orchi-
 Definition
testicle
Term
ortho-
 Definition
pertaining to the teeth
Term
osteo-
 Definition
bone
Term
oto-
 Definition
ear
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, around, near
Term
paro-
 Definition
bear
Term
peri-
 Definition
surrounding
Term
phag/ia-
 Definition
pertaining to eating
Term
phas/o-
 Definition
pertaining to speech
Term
phlebo-
 Definition
vein
Term
phon/o-
 Definition
pertaining to sound
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, multiple
Term
pneumo-
 Definition
air, lung
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
prim/i-
 Definition
first
Term
procto-
 Definition
pertaining to the anus and rectum
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
psych/o-
 Definition
pertaining to the mind, mental processes, and human behavior
Term
pulmo-
 Definition
lung
Term
pyel/o-
 Definition
renal
Term
pyo-
 Definition
pus
Term
pyr/o-
 Definition
fever or heat
Term
quadro-
 Definition
four
Term
quint-
 Definition
five
Term
re-
 Definition
back
Term
retro-
 Definition
back or behind
Term
rhino-
 Definition
nose
Term
salpingo-
 Definition
pertaining to the fallopian tubes
Term
sarc/o-
 Definition
malignant connective tissue
Term
sclero-
 Definition
hardness
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
sept-
 Definition
seven
Term
sex-
 Definition
six
Term
somn-
 Definition
sleep
Term
sub-
 Definition
below or under
Term
super-
 Definition
over or above
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
Term
syn-
 Definition
together or joined
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
Term
tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
testi-
 Definition
referring to the testicle
Term
therm/o-
 Definition
pertaining to the 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 or in excess
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
utero-
 Definition
womb
Term
uro-
 Definition
urine, urinary
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