medical terminology
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Created by:
foxeod on February 28, 2012
Subjects:
EMT/pmed 100. emergancy care and transportation of the sic and injured
Description:
common prefixes
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a- | without, lack of |
| ab- | away from |
| aden (o)- | gland |
| abdomi (n)- | abdomen |
| acr (o)- | pertaining to an extremity |
| ad- | to, tourd |
| an- | without, lack of |
| ana- | up, back, again |
| angio- | vessel (blood) |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against, opposed to |
| arteri (o)- | artery |
| artho- | pertaining to a joint |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| bi (o)- | pertaining to life |
| blast (o)- | germ or cell |
| belphar (o)- | pertaining to an eyelid |
| brady- | slow |
| calc- | stone; also heel |
| cardi (o)- | pertaining to the heart |
| cephal (o)- | pertaining to the head |
| cerebr (o)- | pertaining tothe cerebrum, (brain) |
| cervic (o)- | pertainaing to the neck orthe cervix |
| chole- | pertaining to bile |
| chondr (o)- | pertaining to cartilage |
| circum- | around, about |
| contra- | against, opposit |
| cost (o)- | pertaining to a rib |
| cyan (o)- | blue |
| cyst (o)- | pertaining to the bladder or any fluid-containing sac |
| cyt (o)- | pertainingtoa cell |
| de- | down from |
| dermat (o)- | pertainingto the skin |
| di- | twice, double |
| dia- | through, completely |
| dys- | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| ect (o)- | out from |
| electro- | pertaining to electricity |
| end (o)- | within |
| enter (o)- | pertainingtothe inside |
| epi- | opon, on |
| eryth (o)- | pertaining tored ortoerythrocytes (red blood cells) |
| eu- | easy,good normal |
| ex (o)- | outside |
| extra- | outside, in addition |
| gastr (o)- | pertaining to the stomach |
| glyc (o)- | sugar |
| gynec (o)- | pertaining to females or females reproductive organs |
| hemat (o)- | pertaining to the blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hem (o)- | pertaining to the blood |
| hepat (o)- | pertaining to the liver |
| hom- | same or like |
| hydr (o)- | water |
| hyper- | over, excessive |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| hyster (o)- | uterus, womb |
| infra- | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| iso- | equal |
| latero- | side |
| leuk (o)- | pertainingto anything white or to leukocytes (white blood cells) |
| lith (o)- | stone |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad or abnormal |
| medi- | middle |
| mega- | large |
| mening (o)- | pertaining to a membrane |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| myel (o)- | pertainingto the spinalcor,the bone marrow,or myelin |
| my (o)- | pertaining to muscle |
| nas (o)- | pertaining to the nose |
| ne (o)- | new |
| nephr (o)- | pertaining to the kidney |
| neur (o)- | pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system |
| noct- | night |
| alig (o)- | little, deficent |
| oophor (o)- | pertaining to the ovary |
| ophthalm (o)- | pertainingto the eye |
| orchid (o)- | pertaining to the testicles |
| orchi (o)- | pertaining to the testicles |
| ortho- | straight or normal |
| oste (o)- | pertaining to the bone |
| ot (o)- | pertaining to the ear |
| para- | by the side of |
| path (o)- | pertaining to disease |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| phag (o)- | pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing |
| pharyng (o)- | pertaining to the throat, or pharynx |
| phleb (o)- | pertaining to a vein |
| pneum (o)- | pertaining to resperation orthe lungs |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before,in front of |
| proct (o)- | pertaining to the rectum |
| pseud (o)- | false |
| psycho (o)- | pertaining to the mind |
| pulm (o)- | pertainingto the lung |
| pyel (o)- | pertaining to the kidney or the pelvis |
| py (o)- | pertaining to pus |
| quadr (i, o)- | four |
| retr (o)- | backword or behind |
| rhin (o)- | pertaining to the nose |
| salping (o)- | pertaining to a tube |
| scelr (o)- | hard; also means pertaining to the sclera |
| semi- | half or partial |
| sub- | under, moderately |
| super- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| thorac (o) | pertaining to the chest |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| vas (o)- | vessel |
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