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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
PREFIXES
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08/24/2008
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Term
A
 Definition
WITHOUT
Term
AB
 Definition
AWAY FROM
Term
AMBI
 Definition
BOTH, AROUND
Term
ANA
 Definition
UP, TOWARDS
Term
ANTI
 Definition
AGAINST
Term
AUT (O)
 Definition
SELF
Term
BRACHY
 Definition
SHORT
Term
BRADY
 Definition
SLOW
Term
CONTRA
 Definition
AGAINST
Term
DYS
 Definition
ABNORMAL, DIFFERENT
Term
HEMI
 Definition
HALF
Term
HYPER
 Definition
OVERLY, ABOVE NORMAL
Term
HYPO
 Definition
BELOW NORMAL, BENEATH
Term
INTER
 Definition
BETWEEN
Term
ISO
 Definition
EQUAL, SAME
Term
MAL
 Definition
BAD, INADEQUATE
Term
META
 Definition
AFTER
Term
MICR (O)
 Definition
SMALL, MICROSCOPIC
Term
OLIG (O)
 Definition
FEW, LITTLE, SCANTY
Term
PERI
 Definition
AROUND, ABOUT, NEAR
Term
PRO
 Definition
BEFORE, FORWARD
Term
RE
 Definition
AGAIN, BACKWARD
Term
RETRO
 Definition
BEHIND, BACKWARD
Term
SEMI
 Definition
HALF
Term
SUPRA
 Definition
OVER, ABOVE
Term
TACHY
 Definition
FAST
Term
UN
 Definition
NOT
Term
PATH (0)
 Definition
DISEASE
Term
PHON (O)
 Definition
SOUND
Term
PSEUD (O)
 Definition
FALSE
Term
PYRO
 Definition
FEVER, FIRE, HEAT
Term
SCHIZ (O)
 Definition
SPLIT
Term
SCLER (O)
 Definition
HARDNESS
Term
SCOLIO
 Definition
CROOKED
Term
SPIRO
 Definition
BREATH
Term
XANTH (O)
 Definition
YELLOW
Term
KINESI (O)
 Definition
MOTION
Term
LITH (O)
 Definition
STONE
Term
MIO
 Definition
SMALLER, LESS
Term
NARCO
 Definition
SLEEP, NUMBNESS
Term
PYO
 Definition
PUS
Term
SOMATO
 Definition
BODY
Term
PHAGO
 Definition
EATING
Term
ATHERO
 Definition
PLAQUE, FATTY SUBSTANCE
Term
ESTHEIO
 Definition
SENSATION, PERCEPTION
Term
TONO
 Definition
TENSION
Term
HOME (O)
 Definition
SAME, CONSTANT
Term
TROPHO
 Definition
FOOD
Term
ONCHO
 Definition
TUMOR
Term
BLASTO
 Definition
IMMATURE CELLS
Term
SALPING (O)
 Definition
TUBE
Term
XENO
 Definition
STRANGER
Term
XER (0)
 Definition
DRY
Term
CHANDRO
 Definition
CARTILAGE, GRAINY, GRITTY
Term
ACTIN
 Definition
LIGHT
Term
AER
 Definition
GAS, AIR
Term
BAR (O)
 Definition
WEIGHT, PRESSURE
Term
CARCIN (O)
 Definition
CANCER
Term
CRY (O)
 Definition
COLD
Term
CRYPT (O)
 Definition
HIDDEN, OBSCURE
Term
CYAN (O)
 Definition
BLUE
Term
CYT (O)
 Definition
CELL
Term
DEXTR (O)
 Definition
RIGHT, TOWARDS THE RIGHT
Term
DIPS (O)
 Definition
THIRST
Term
DORS (O)
 Definition
BACK
Term
ERYTHR (O)
 Definition
RED
Term
GALACT (O)
 Definition
MILK
Term
GLUCO
 Definition
GLUCOSE
Term
GERO
 Definition
OLD AGE
Term
GLYCO
 Definition
SUGARS
Term
GYN (O)
 Definition
WOMEN
Term
LACT (O)
 Definition
MILK
Term
LEUK (O)
 Definition
WHITE
Term
NECRO
 Definition
DEATH, DYING
Term
NOCT (I)
 Definition
NIGHT
Term
* PREFIX
 Definition
INDICATES SIZE, QUANTITY, POSITION, PRESENSE OF , AND LOCATION
Term
* SUFFIX
 Definition
GIVES THE UNDERLYING MEANING OF THE WORD. MANY SUFFIXES HAVE SEVERAL VARIATIONS THAT CAN MAKE THE COMPOUND WORD A NOUN, VERB,ADJECTIVE, OR ADVERB
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