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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/19/2010

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Term
a-, an-
Definition
no, not, without
ex: apnea, anuria
Term
ab-
Definition
away from
ex: abduct
Term
ad-
Definition
toward
ex: adduct
Term
ante-
Definition
before, forward
ex: antepartum
Term
anti-
Definition
against
ex: antibiotic
Term
auto-
Definition
self, own
ex: autoimmune
Term
bi-
Definition
two
ex: bilateral
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
ex: bradycardia
Term
con-
Definition
with, together
ex: connective
Term
contra-
Definition
against, opposed
ex: contraception
Term
de-
Definition
down, lack of, less, removal of
ex: dehydration
Term
dia-
Definition
through, between, complete
ex: diameter
Term
dys-
Definition
difficult, painful, abnormal, bad
ex: dyspnea
Term
ec-, ecto-
Definition
out, outside
ex: ectopic pregnancy
Term
endo-
Definition
inside, within
ex: endocardial
Term
epi-
Definition
upon, above, on
ex: epithelium
Term
eu-
Definition
good, well, normal
ex: eupnea
Term
hemi-
Definition
half
ex: hemiplegia
Term
hyper-
Definition
high, too much, excessive
ex: hypertension
Term
hypo-
Definition
low, less than, below, deficient, under
ex: hypoglycemia
Term
inter-
Definition
between
ex: intercostal
Term
infra-
Definition
beneath, below, inferior to
ex: inframaxillary
Term
intra-
Definition
within, into
ex: intravenous
Term
macro-
Definition
large
ex: macrophage
Term
micro-
Definition
small
ex: microscope
Term
neo-
Definition
new
ex: neonate
Term
pan-
Definition
all
ex: panhysterectomy
Term
para-
Definition
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along side of
ex: parathyroid
Term
per-
Definition
through
ex: percutaneous
Term
peri-
Definition
around, surrounding
ex: pericardium
Term
poly-
Definition
many
ex: polyuria
Term
post-
Definition
after, behind
ex: postmortem
Term
pre-
Definition
before, in front of
ex: prenatal
Term
retro-
Definition
back, backward, behind
ex: retroflexion
Term
sub-
Definition
under, less than, below
ex: subcutaneous
Term
super, supra-
Definition
above, in addition to, upper
ex: superinfection
Term
tachy-
Definition
fast, rapid
ex: tachycardia
Term
trans-
Definition
across, through
ex: transfusion
Term
ultra-
Definition
beyond, excess
ex: ultrasound
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